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Speech

Sarah McDermott

SPCH1A · SPEECH1 · SPEECH1A · SPEECH · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Must-take for speech if you get nervous; show up, practice, and you will be fine.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAnxiety-reducing speech coachComfortable classroomClear speech feedbackMandatory attendanceHighly recommended
  • Turns scary public speaking into a comfortable, supportive class.
  • Do the speeches and show up; grades stay solid for effort.
  • Students call her sweet, funny, and the best speech professor they had.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Attendance and solid speech prep usually yield good grades; one bad speech can block an A.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Speech remains practice-heavy, but her coaching makes the .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and ditching can cost a full letter grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Near-universal praise as the comfort-building, highly recommended speech professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Students report if work is done.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Speech prep, writing, reading, and but feel manageable.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Warm, clear, encouraging instruction that reduces public-speaking fear for most students.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Course centers on speeches and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person speech classes feel low-anxiety with strong coaching, topic choice, and .

Main concern

Missing class or a weak speech can drop the grade quickly.

What students said

“If you are nervous to take Speech I strongly recommend taking her class.”
SPCH1A
“So glad I got Ms. McDermott! If you come to class and do your work you will get a good grade.”
SPCH1A
“definite easy A”
SPEECH1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment is speech- and assignment-based with .

Speech performancesFeedback on speechesHomework and readingNo proctoring mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person grading focuses on speeches, feedback, and homework; no webcam or lockdown tools mentioned.

In-class speechesPros/cons feedbackTopic choice
“She gives feedback on your speech and what were the pros and cons to do better next time.”
SPCH1A
“She lets you pick your own speech topic so you can pick something you're actually interested in.”
SPCH1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I was terrified of public speaking, but she made me feel comfortable! !!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting comfort-building speech coaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ ! You can tell she loves her job!”

😌 Anxiety Relief

92/100

“She makes the class feel so comfortable that it is not so terrifying giving a speech.”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

“ ! !!!!!”

🚪

20/100

“Just make sure you don't .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she make you feel comfortable in the class
  • Really fun teacher. and always willing to help.
  • Instructions for all class work and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you come to class and do your work you will get a good grade
  • definite easy A
  • all you gotta do is put in an hour a day memorizing your speech

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Feel

  • I made so many new friends
  • I actually enjoyed coming to class
  • She's the nicest professor ever.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen mostly glowing in-person reviews from 2013-2015 are consistent on comfort, help, and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

SPCH1A8 reviews
SPEECH1A4 reviews
SPEECH1 review
SPEECH11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1