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Speech Communication

Jill Leontiadis

COMM111 · COMM101 · COM111 · 101A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take her only if you will show up, do the , and put real effort into every speech; .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing GraderMandatory AttendanceGrowth Over GradebookCaring Yet DefensiveSpeech Lab Heavy
  • Students split hard between life-changing speech coach and .
  • as mandatory and skipping is repeatedly flagged as a fail risk.
  • Grades often feel effort-based or opaque because she rarely uses a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Effort and , but others report zeros and head-made grades that make an A unreliable.

Online evidence is one harsh unfair review; most Easy-A vs Tough-Grader claims come from in-person COMM111.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Public speaking content itself is often called easy or manageable; .

Both formats describe manageable content, but online comments stress confusion more than difficulty of ideas.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

and almost all in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

, while the other half urge students to stay away.

Online review is a hard no; and warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

Some say growth and effort bring easy passes; others call her a .

Format shift

Online ; in-person views range from effort-based to harsh.

Workload

Moderate

38/100

Expect speeches, 15-hour comm lab, random homework checks, and .

Format shift

and .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Praise for complaints of defensiveness, inconsistency, and unclear instructions.

Format shift

In-person reviews are strongly split; the single online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and homework rather than classic midterms.

Format shift

Speech and ; online notes few graded items with opaque rules.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person COMM speech classes are highly polarized: dedicated students praise a caring, creative safe space, while others , and harsh treatment.

Main concern

Mandatory attendance plus unorthodox grading without a transparent grade book.

What students said

“As long as you put effort you will get an A.”
COMM111
“She makes up the grades in her head and she will hand you a zero for 9/10 things done on speech day.”
COMM111
“Just stay away from this class. and will make your life so hard.”
COMM111

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The sole online review paints a and defensive responses to feedback.

Main concern

and frequent rule changes create daily guessing-game stress.

What students said

“This class is so unfair it's honestly such a dictatorship. There is no solid grade book so every day is a guessing game.”
COMM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is driven by speeches and lab work more than traditional proctored exams, with .

Speech-Based AssessmentLab Hours RequiredParticipation Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work focuses on speeches, growth or effort grading, and final.

In-Class SpeechesComm Lab RequirementEffort-Based Grading
“As long as you try your hardest for the speeches and complete the 15 hour comm lab requirement plus the lab manuals; you'll easily pass the course.”
COMM111

Online

Reviews do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or ; .

Opaque Grade Book
“There is no solid grade book so every day is a guessing game.”
COMM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as you put effort you will get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (1 online, 11 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Great teacher who cares about her students. She allows you to be as creative as possible with your speeches and just wants you to be comfortable talking.”

⚠️

42/100

“She also never lets you know your grade and she doesnt use the grade book.”

📌

12/100

“Be careful about skipping class even though you have 3 exemptions someone told me that she doesn't keep track and though you've been in class the whole time.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Just stay away from this class. and will make your life so hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes it very clear that her class room is a safe space to learn to talk in front of groups.
  • She helps you come out of your shell and find your voice.
  • . She often says one thing in class then later says something completely different in her emails.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class .
  • She makes up the grades in her head and she will hand you a zero for 9/10 things done on speech day.
  • As long as you put effort you will get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She really cares about her students, and is definitely a passionate professor who takes speech seriously.
  • Very defensive and whatever is going on in her mind.
  • She groups all athletes together, calls us lazy, incompetent and that we just find excuses to not do our work.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed polarized reviews from 2016-2018 give a , but most are older and heavily concentrated on one course.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

COMM1119 reviews
101A1 review
COM1111 review
COMM1011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3