CMST 2060: Public Speaking

Joe is a great teacher. Has a real passion for educating his students. He sometimes strays off topic of the class, but his intentions are good and effective. He has no filter, so if you are easily offended, I suggest you avoid taking Rhodes. His grading and exams are fair and relevant. He was my favorite teacher I've ever had at LSU.

he's such a great teacher! he's a vegan and had the best personality ever. every class was a hilarious group discussion about random things. grades were fair, the 2 exams are purely definitions/vocab. very chill and not too strict but make sure your 4 speeches don't go over/under the time limit!

Prof Whitehead is the easiest professor. She's not too good at getting assignments back to you with a grade on them, but she's super lenient and really wants you to do well. Easy A if you just follow her guidelines for the 4 speeches. Midterm and Final were take-home tests.

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! She is AWFUL. As a person, she's really cool but as a teacher, she is like a Nazi. She is soo strict and she forgets that she is teaching a public speaking class instead of an english class. The midterm was ridiculous. other classes just had to answer a few questions, etc. We had to read a novel (Dante's Inferno) and write a 10-12 page research paper that was just ridiculous and then she reemed us on APA format and mechanical errors when grading. Don't know how the final will be, most likely a nightmare. She is a super harsh grader. Point is, don't take her. TAKE KATE WHITEHEAD OR DAVID TARVIN!

Derek was a really cool teacher, although can be quite corny. He's really passionate about public speaking and really gets into his student's speeches. He doesn't expect too much from speeches and his exams are very simple. I highly recommend him!