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Speech Communication

Kimberlee Wirig

COMM170 · COMSSTUDIES · COMM104 · COMS103 · COMS101 · COM103 · COMM103 · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
58.62%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and attend every class; easy-A hunters and online students should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderNitpicky on detailsParticipation mattersHelps nervous speakersMandatory attendance
  • many students praise her support for public-speaking anxiety while others call her rude and authoritarian.
  • and detail-obsessed; paperwork and rubrics often matter more than speech quality.
  • Attendance is effectively mandatory with pop quizzes; online .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students report an A is possible only with perfect paperwork and , and .

Online reviews stress impossible effort and nitpicky discussions; reachable if you follow every instruction.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Public speaking content is standard gen-ed difficulty, but , and frequent speeches add real pressure.

Online feels harder due to self-teaching and ; and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Nearly all reviews say attendance is required, with skip-class warnings and frequent pop quizzes.

; online still required participation and meetings when scheduled.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half love her support and speech coaching; the other and attitude.

and negative; all four online reviews strongly discourage taking her.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; students lose major points for missing staples, wording, or minor discussion details.

Format shift

; in-person complaints focus on speech paperwork perfection.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Frequent speeches, discussions, quizzes, papers, and group work create a heavy load for a gen-ed class.

Format shift

Online students report treasure-hunt organization and extreme time demands; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Many call her caring and transformative for stage fright, while others call lectures boring, rude, or self-focused.

Format shift

In-person students more often praise office-hour help; online students report incomplete, unhelpful replies.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grade mixes , and midterm or .

Format shift

Online adds discussion boards and student-taught group content; in-person leans on speeches and pop quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person COM/COMS 103 is mixed: many say she makes public speaking tolerable and is accessible outside class, while , and nitpicky paperwork.

Main concern

, and points lost for tiny format mistakes on outlines and paperwork.

What students said

“I hate public speaking but I have to admit that she made it tolerable.”
COMS103
“She worked me through my nervousness and really helped me do better.”
COMS103
“you have to show up to class or you really won't pass because she gives a lot of pop quizzes.”
COMM103

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely disliked for vague instructions, , and little helpful feedback.

Main concern

Extremely tough grading and and vague instructions.

What students said

“She is very very specific but it's like if you miss one thing you go from a 100 to like a 65 on her discussions.”
COM103
“ and the work is extremely unorganized, felt like a treasure hunt to find.”
COMM170
“She also cancelled our class meetings for 7 weeks and told us to meet on our own.”
COMM170

Exam style

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Assessment centers on speeches plus pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesMidterm and finalSpeech-focused assessmentTrick or follow-directions quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews frequently cite pop quizzes, follow-directions quizzes, and .

Pop quizzesFollow-directions quizzesMidterm and finalSpeech rubrics
“she gives a lot of pop quizzes. ”
COMM103
“ ”
COMS103
“she makes you get a textbook and says you need to read it for pop quizzes but in reality she gives the .”
COM103

Online

Online comments mention quizzes, tests, speeches, and discussions but .

Quizzes and testsDiscussion boardsSpeeches
“ , and speeches. And her instructions are vague.”
COMS103

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I hate public speaking but I have to admit that she made it tolerable. I learned a lot and now I can give a speech without wanting to pee myself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), , and attendance pressure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Polarizing Teaching

55/100

“One of the !!”

📉

30/100

“When presenting she once took 5 points from my grade because I was missing a staple... Yup, it's like that.”

🚫

40/100

“ .”

❤️ Office Hour Support

70/100

“I spent a lot of time with her during office hours. She is GREAT! She worked me through my nervousness and really helped me do better.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a very boring teacher but .
  • Her methods are unconventional and make the class fun.
  • During lectures, she talks about her life rather than the curriculum.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You get lots of if your paperwork isnt perfect.
  • expects everything and everyone to be perfect, down to the specific words used.
  • great teacher, english is not my first language ,but still i got an A . all you need is to put some work to the class and you will pass

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Wirig is one of the . When students ask her questions she literally laughs in their face.
  • . At first I was intimidated but she invited me in for help and it was great!
  • Def a dictator, if but not the

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

81

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span 2013-2025 with detailed, and polarizing teaching, though online sample is only four.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 59
3 out of 511
2 out of 56
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

12

A 11 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

6

C 5 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2