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Speech

Tony Damico

SPCH1A · COMM · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid current COMM sections unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor communicationUnclear gradingPresentation heavyLittle direct teachingPolarized by era
  • Recent COMM reviews urge dropping for no communication and .
  • Older positive notes say speeches and presentations with .
  • Very small sample and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Older speech work could feel lenient, but and As.

The only Easy A tone is one old online speech review; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is mostly speeches and videos rather than deep theory, yet unclear expectations raise effective difficulty.

ambiguity; online old review called it easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Most recent reviews mark attendance not mandatory, with one older course requiring it.

Recent in-person and online both lean optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Only about one in , and recent comments say AVOID with .

Recommendation is positive only in the old online review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

30/100

and success feels arbitrary.

Format shift

Online 2020 called him not a ; in-person recent says the opposite.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload centers on presentations, some papers, and assigned .

Format shift

and group work; online focused on recorded speeches.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students say he assigns videos instead of teaching and fails to communicate expectations.

Format shift

In-person recent is harsh; one old online review found him caring and clear.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades revolve around speeches, debates, presentations, and papers more than formal exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize speeches or presentations over exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Recent in-person COMM reviews are strongly negative on communication and grading; one old review liked presentation practice.

Main concern

, and students dropping for sanity.

What students said

“he does not communicate!!! good luck getting a good grade in his class, I dropped it for my sanity.”
COMM
“he has a .”
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“There really isn't much reading or .”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One Winter 2020 online speech student , and flexible support.

Main concern

Single old online review may not reflect current teaching.

What students said

“his class is very easy to understand and . Speeches are recorded and submitted then he grades them and ”
SPCH1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is performance-based; friendliness .

Recorded speechesDebatesPresentationsUnclear debate rubrics

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, debates and many presentations drive grades, with recent complaints that criteria are not taught.

DebatesPresentationsUnclear grading criteria
“he has a . you're just supposed to know what to do.”
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Online

Online speech course used recorded submissions with and no heavy proctoring described.

Recorded speechesWritten feedback
“Speeches are recorded and submitted then he grades them and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he does not communicate!!! good luck getting a good grade in his class, I dropped it for my sanity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting recent communication failures versus older speech praise. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“he also does no actual teaching himself as well, just assigns videos on proto communications.”

🚫 Recommendation

25/100

“AVOID!!!”

📝

30/100

“he has a .”

📼 Online Contrast

70/100

“ and easy going, not a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he does not communicate!!!
  • just assigns videos on proto communications.
  • He gives exercises before presentations so people can shake off the nervousness.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • good luck getting a good grade in his class
  • not a .
  • There really isn't much reading or .

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only five reviews, with a sharp split between recent harsh COMM comments and older positive notes, so confidence is limited.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

COMM4 reviews
SPCH1A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1