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Speech Communication

Larissa Favela

COMM116 · COMM100 · SPEECH101 · WS108 · COMM190C · COMM113 · COMM118 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
78.95%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will participate and manage group work—most students love her energy and support.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and spicy personalityCaring and comfortable classParticipation and group workClear feedback on speechesWorkload varies by course
  • Most students call her one of the and look forward to class.
  • She builds a fun, safe room for speeches and .
  • A minority , and unclear expectations until late in term.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many earn As with participation and speech effort, but and heavy assignments for a 3-unit class.

; the single online review reported a C+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable and class feels like friends hanging out, though theory-heavy COMM sections can intensify.

In-person comments dominate; online only notes interesting lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skip-class warnings appear for several sections.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

79/100

About 79% would take again with and organization critics.

Recommendation ; online is positive but sparse.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

, yet several students and presentations.

Format shift

Mixed tough vs easy grading is discussed almost entirely in in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Some classes feel light and fun; others pile papers, group projects, and intense participation.

Format shift

Workload complaints concentrate in in-person COMM100 and COMM116.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and student care dominate, with only a few disorganization critiques.

Format shift

Both formats praise her; depth of praise is much stronger in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Papers, speeches, group presentations, and .

Format shift

and presentations; online review does not specify assessment.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person COMM and speech classes feel warm, funny, and engaging, with some heavier theory courses and occasional disorganization complaints.

Main concern

A few sections have heavy papers/presentations and .

What students said

“She makes the class very hospitable and comforting to be in, it was really easy for me to come out of my shell in her class.”
COMM118
“By far one of the .”
COMM100
“She is also not clear on her expectations for many of her assignments.”
COMM116

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One online COMM100 review calls her awesome and .

Main concern

Only one online review limits confidence.

What students said

“Larissa is awesome, she makes the class interesting. Really goes out of her way to make sure that students understand lecture.”
COMM100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections replace hard sit-down exams with speeches, papers, group work, and fun review games.

Few or no formal examsJeopardy-style midtermPapers and presentationsExtra creditGroup projects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report , and group presentations.

No Midterm and Final test in some sectionsJeopardy midtermSpeeches and papersGroup presentationsExtra credit
“ and ! Expect lots of .”
WS108
“the for points.”
SPEECH101
“There was 2 group presentations, 1 research paper, and jeopardy at the end.”
COMM100

Online

The single online .

“Larissa is awesome, she makes the class interesting.”
COMM100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's INCREDIBLE and I genuinely looked forward to going to her class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews (1 online, 25 in-person), , and workload variance. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

88/100

“By far one of the .”

😂 Class Vibe

90/100

“Her classes always feel like we're a bunch of friends hanging out with each other.”

📝 Workload Caution

40/100

“The workload is a lot and she is also a .”

👍 Recommendation

79/100

“ ! ! Great class and GREAT professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has such a spicy personality!
  • and is so passionate about speech.
  • Very lively and comes up with creative activities

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall it is still an easy A so if you need the units.
  • she is also a
  • She grades from fairly easy to tough.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is really such a a sweet and caring professor, I loved her!
  • She knows students by name and actually cares about your success.
  • Beautiful person, awesome teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews across many COMM courses from 2014-2023 with rich detail and .

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMM10010 reviews
COMM1165 reviews
SPEECH1014 reviews
COMM1182 reviews
WS1082 reviews
Show 3 more courses
1011 review
COMM1131 review
COMM190C1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 6 · A 9

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1