Kelley Nickel

STU50 · CSMT120 · CMST60 · CMST60SUMMER · PUBLICSPEECH · ENGL · S4559 · S4556 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 86.96%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you will show up and prep speeches; he makes the class fun and grades fairly.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and caringGreat speech feedbackShow up and prepare for ABusy-work heavyAttendance often mandatory

class feel safe
A is very achievable if you show up, prep speeches, and follow his structure
Workload is mostly busy work and participation, not concept-heavy

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students say show up, prep speeches, follow the rubric, and you land an A or at least a B.

Both online and in-person reviews describe easy As when work is done; evidence is mostly in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is straightforward public speaking practice, not concept-heavy, though speech prep still takes time.

Online reviews call it painless; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and missing more than one class can tank the grade.

Online has mixed attendance notes; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Overwhelming praise for humor, care, and making public speaking comfortable, with about 87% would-take-again.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, driven mainly by the large in-person sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students call grading fair and say it is hard to finish below a B if you follow his structure.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate; online also reports easy high grades.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and participation add busy work, but most call it doable rather than intellectually crushing.

Format shift

In-person comments mention more busy work; online still notes several speeches.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students repeatedly , and ability to reduce public-speaking anxiety.

Format shift

Both formats praise teaching quality; nearly .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and light quizzes more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CMST/public speaking is energetic and and if you follow his speech method.

Main concern

Attendance and speech prep matter; some students flag busy work, long talking, and strict speech structure.

What students said

“Do the work and show up and you'll get an A.”
CMST60

“There is a lot of work in this course but it is not difficult, it is just busy work.”
CMST60

“ B.”
CMST60SUMMER

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and mostly painless speech submissions.

Main concern

Very few online reviews, so policies beyond recordings and .

What students said

“Makes it as painless as possible. Five speeches, a handful of other work. Took it online, and you can submit recordings for 3 speeches.”
PUBLICSPEECH

“He makes each class funny and tries to make us laugh. He has made the COVID-19 struggle less of a struggle for his class”
S4556

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is speech- and homework-driven with easy quizzes and .

Speech-based assessmentEasy packet quizzesOptional extra-credit final

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work is mainly speeches, homework, and easy book-based quizzes, with .

Multiple speechesHomework essaysEasy book quizzesOptional extra-credit final

“We had about 4 small speeches, two online/at home quizzes that were based off two packets that were supper easy”
CMST60

“And there is your grad if you need it.”
CMST60

Online

Online comments focus on recorded and live speeches plus flexible due dates, with .

Recorded speech submissionsLive speechesDue-date extensions

“you can submit recordings for 3 speeches. Only two are live.”
PUBLICSPEECH

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, highlighting teaching warmth, fair grades, and busy-work load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Kelley is an amazing public speaking professor! He knows what he is talking about and makes public speaking feel very comfortable.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“He's a ; ”

📈 Easy A Path

82/100

“All you really need to do is show up, participate, and give your speeches and you'll get an A.”

📝 Workload Reality

55/100

“There is a lot of work in this course but it is not difficult, it is just busy work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures , and .
Kelly is great! and he wants you to do well in his course.
He is so caring and really makes it light hearted and fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Do the work and show up and you'll get an A.
B.
and you'll do fine.

Theme 3

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really slams you with work
Make sure you don't miss more than 1 class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

40 detailed reviews spanning many years, mostly consistent praise with only a few dissenting voices.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530

4 out of 57

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

CMST6028 reviews

CMST60SUMMER5 reviews

PUBLICSPEECH2 reviews

CSMT1201 review

ENGL1 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 15

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3

Kelley Nickel

x x x x x if you will show up and prep speeches; he makes the class fun and grades fairly.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

📈 Easy A Path

📝 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will show up and prep speeches; he makes the class fun and grades fairly.

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