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Reviews61%
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“She hates answering questions, gets mad if you as her a question after class or during class”
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SPC1608 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
92%
Textbook Required
74%
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A-
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SPC1700
5.0
(1)SPEEC1600
5.0
(1)SPC101725282
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(42)FUNOFSP
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SPEECH1608
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SPC1101
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Reviews (110)
Ok, Easy class;based on your performance. If you pretend you suck in the beginning then all of a sudden at the end do great you get a "B" or "A". But if you do Great from begining you didn't learn anything from herso you geta "C&q
She's a really great teacher and is so understanding! There are a lot of little projects to do, but the study guides she gives are mucho helpful. A class worth taking.
awesome professor.. knows her stuff and her jokes are so cheesy they're funny.. barley any homework and even when its easy..just laugh at her jokes and ull do fine
hes really nice. always has a smile on her face, even when shes mad, and yells at someone, shes smiling and giggleing. reminds me of a kindergarden teacher. kind of treats students like children. not really clear on what to do speech on, an rarely usebook
Very interesting class. Very helpful professor. She gives quizzes which is odd in a speech class but they aren't too bad. You can have fun with her.
Pretty easy class. She appears cheerful on the outside, but really a not so nice person on the inside. Appears not as she seems.
Her class is very easy. But sometimes she talks to much and doesn't really make clear of what she wants in the speech.
Students become active and confident in her class. Students learn from her natural, powerful speech and attractive also. Don't forget to read the assignments and see examples.Grade A is absolutely yours.
easy class so i'll let the fact that shes a crappy teacher slide, for a communication teacher she doesnt have much communication skills
She is a nice teacher if you get pass the fake laughs, stern looks and corny jokes. Class is pretty easy but she grades a little harder towards the end.
I'd recommend her to other friends who have not taken the class yet, but still want to have fun in a class with such serious meaning as this one. She lightens up the atmosphere, and she has a very colorful personality from my point of view. :)
Very nice lady. If you can get past her talking a lot then you will enjoy the class. Very caring and wants to help in anyway she can.
Its a great class and she grades fairly, she is serious about her speeches towards the end, so be prepared. She's fun and encourages confidence, I came into this class scared of the idea of public speaking but that went away during speech 2..trust me u'll like this class, i recommend her to anyone
Other than this class being easy. I hated it. There were no restrictions on the speeches, so we had about a billion abortion speeches that made me want to shoot myself. Acts a bit crazy at times, she would be joking one minute, and yelling the next.
Okay, i just took her class and is was pretty easy. Her jokes are not funny and she talks about crap sometimes. But she gives chances for extra credit and make-up speeches.Overall not a bad teahcer.
She was rude all semester, graded unfairly and was boring. Her jokes are NOT funny. The class could be easy...if she likes you. If she doesn't then you are out of luck and it is not fair or right. Stay away from her!!!
EASY EASY TEACHER. GRADES EASY AS WELL SPEECHS WERENT HARD AND THOSE WHO SAID SHE WAS MEAN IF YOU HAD RESPECTED THE RULES THEN SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN NICER. RECOMMEND HER BUT BE WARNED CLASS CAN BE BOARING AND SHE ISN'T FUNNY BUT GREAT TEACHER
She's so-so. The class isn't hard. As long as you DO the assignments you'll do well in the class cuz she doesn't grade hard. The final is a piece of crap but I don't think she grades it hard cuz I thought mine was worth crap and still got an A in the class. 4 speeches in the semester.
Class is average. Barely any homework and what homework there is pretty much a joke. Automatic A if you follow the "7 step" plan. Take her.
She was not fair at all. She favors some students not the best teacher to take if you are looking for an A
Whoever said she is rude is nuts, ive never met a more needlessly polite woman, but she does have a good sense of humor. The class was pretty easy, but did require prep for the speeches. Not hard but time consuming, and easy A if you do. Definitely recommend
Very nice teacher, gives help if needed. And not hard at all. I'm not a good speaker and still got an A in the class
This chick is kinda ridiculous. Her triumph over this rating system is dumb. She is, at times, a nice lady. She does not deserve half the credit she is given. I thought her class was rather simple, but she gives no slack. Missing a class cause of a true sickness is apparently not good enough reason to miss ONE DAMN SPEECH!!!
Very precise and knowledgeable. Helpful if needed and it was a pleasure to be in her class
great teacher, easy class, easy A
she's boring
This is the easiest speech class. She tells you what she wants and if you don't know something, ask her and she will do it for you. Easy A. She is very nice!!
Boring class with a lot of BS work. Makes sarcastic jokes that no one understands. Easy "A" but its by far the worst class I have ever taken. Didn't enjoy going to it at all. I wouldn't recommend her.
Very disorgainized! Not clear instructions. Has quizes and final in addition to speeches. Only 35% of grade bassed on speeches. 4 speeches for the whole semester. Class is very boring. I don't recommend taking her.
In a word, MOODY! She can be nice and if you do your work you will get an "A". She grades easy on the speeches and there is only 4. Quizes are all short answer and not easy like she says they are. Don't be late, leave early or miss a class, she gets angry and annoyed.
Tests are nothing like what she talks about in class or the in class activities. But the way she grades makes up for it. I got the impression that she is unsure of what she wants for assignments and for you final project, but once again the way she grades make up for it. All in all its a okay class to take, if you need it for your major. Good Luck!
She was very nice in the beginning and then became a moody **** towards the end. Walk all over her, because she doesn't care about anything. Quizes are a joke, tests never came around and the final speech, make something up on the spot. A girl in my class didn't show up for two weeks and she still passed her. This class is an easy A.
she is willing to work with you if needed, as long as you do the work you will be fine.
I had Intercultural Communication and Speech with her. Excelent professor. Nice and helpfull. Easy test as long as you write something that makes sence. Not moody like others said. She is very clear about speechs though. Do not miss them, because your grade will droop in a second. I recomend her to everyone.
Good professor. Sit in the front take notes and do your speech on time. READ THE WHOLE SYLLABUS.
A little moody sometimes, but you won't mind because of the rest of the class. Pretty easy. She does not grade very hard; just stick to the criteria.
I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING! Perrell realizes people are on different levels when it comes to this skill. Do your speech on time, bring your tape, and come to class, you'll do fine. I suggest taking this class early in your college carrer and getting it over with if you don't enjoy speaking in front of others. Good luck!
She's a good teacher and wants to really help you get a good grade in her class. If you dont agree with a grade that she has given you, you can confront her about it, and most likely she wil give you some extra points
SHE IS AWSOME. I had 2 different classes with her: Speach and intercultural communications and I loved both of them. You do need to study for the test becuase the questions are mainly to be answered by you yet she is very flexible when it comes to grading test. TAKE HER
She is a good teacher, her class should be a walk on the beach. Just do everything she requires and you will be fine.
she is nice and a good teacher however i hate speeches so i'm bound to not like the class. it's an easy class only a couple quizes and you have 4 speeches to make that get harder as they go.
THIS TEACHER IS NOT AN EASY A CHOOSE SOMEONE ELSE FOR THAT. no text book use at all a waste of money. grades harshly on all 4 speecehs and you cannot read her comments and she doesn't allow questions during class. there aren't many chances to better your grade either. she gets mad if you ask for help with equipment!
I LOVED THIS SUBJECT UP UNTIL I TOOK THIS PROF. VERY RUDE & SARCASTIC, GETS UPSET IF YOU ASK FOR HELP. ALWAYS CRITICIZES YOUR WORK, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CANNOT READ HER SLOPPY HANDWRITING, EVER. DONT BOTHER BUYING THE TEXT BOOK, YOULL NEVER USE IT, ALL THE TEST QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLY COMMON SENSE.
The class is really easy. You don't do much in class expect listen to her lecture and group work. The test are easy if you listen to her lectures. Also, the speeches are easy the first speech everyone gets an 100%, but she only allow you do makeup one speech, and she takes 25 points off.The book is not requried, so do not buy one.
This class was soooo boring but it was very easy. She is rude. When you ask her a question, she asks like she doesn't want to answer. If you want a easy A then take this professor but if you can't deal with rudness then I DON'T recommend her!
This class was pretty easy. Make sure you write the speeches before the first day (there are two different days to speak) because if you come to class on the first day expecting to sign up for the second day, you might find yourself out of a spot. Just turn your work in and you'll get an A. She HATES cell phones. You NEVER use the book. Dont buy it
THere's no way that I'm going to forget about this professor in my life because she made it possible for me to graduate. I hated speech until I met her; I was very quite and shy but she always keep the class conversational and encouraging worse speakers like to enjoy and pass the class with a A. I learned alot.THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU!
Extremely easy. all you have to do is talk. make a conversation out of your speech. i dont even remember buying the book. so i dont recommend you buy it. unfortunately i didnt read one of theses and got **** back from the book store.
She is an easy professor. boring but nice. Don't ask questions the day of your speech because she will not answer them. Very easy grader just do what she tells you. Little work. She hates cellphones.Overall great teacher.On speech day she lets you leave early.
Dont judge a book by its cover. She starts out really nice, but then she gets short tempered.
this lady is short tempered, strait up weird about cell phones, and very rude when you ask for help. I don't really know what she is doing as a teacher. choose someone else if you can.
This Lady is an emotional rollercoaster!!!! when she is not talking about how "special" her kids are she is bubbling about some none sense like her last visit to the space center. she is extremelly disorganized, and will never bring your quizzes back next class, or next week. She becomes defensive real quick and is really boring.
Only 4 speeches. Never used the book very helpful but kind of boring. Trust me its not that bad i hate speech and i passed. If i can do it so can you.
This professor is not one that is good for students that require a lot of guidance. She is short-tempered and impatient. I can see why she is like that in a way, but still it is not good for people who pay attention and still have reasonable questions. The material itself is simple if you pay attention; she is just not the best instructor.
Yes, she does not like cell phones but it is a reasonable request. She wants those giving a speech to be able to concentrate without distractions. You do use your book! Her tests are completely derived from the text. It was an excellent class, I learned a great deal!! As long as you work to complete assignments, you will get a good grade.
If you are a responsible student and are looking for a quick out to a pointless class, take Perrel. If you are interested in public speaking do not. she is irresponsible, inconsistent and unprofessional. She comes in late all the time but scolds you for it. its easy to 'bs' your way through. she plays favorites harder than any other teacher .
Took her class during summer. Take good notes and make sure to check emails to know what will be on the quiz the following class period. Give her exactly what she wants on the 4 speeches. She gives handout. Go to her with speech and have her review to make sure you have the meat of it. Earned A with hard work. No tricks. Highly recommend.
Pay attn to hand outs.Took her class during summer. Take good notes and make sure to check emails to know what will be on the quiz the following class period. She gives handout. Go to her with speech and have her review to make sure you have the meat of it. Earned A with hard work. No tricks. Highly recommend.
OK Professor, she is very easy if you do pay attention to what she is looking for to see in your speeches. Very easy quizzes too,no HW. If you don't show up on the first day to sign up for speech order you don't get to do yours, and then you'll have to do as a make up. A lot of people usually drop the class. Overall an easy professor.
she makes no exception to the rules. if she says the speech is due on monday, the speech is due on monday! if your a procrastinator then move on to another teacher but if your focused then take her. don't ask for favors when it comes to speeches because she won't help u out on the day of the speech....overall a good teacher
she's an 'ALRIGHT' teacher! teaches in a weird way and always is late! and she always looks pissed off....wouldn't take her again..
She is a stickler for the rules. Even if you have a medical excuse you still can't do make-up work (except 1 speech). Kind of scatter-brained. She'll send out confusing e-mails often and doesn't answer questions very well. Don't recommend taking her.
Shes really nice and shes willing to answer any question you might have. shes also pretty funny :)
grades speeches very easy,as long as you follow the 7-step model,though very harsh on time,seconds under/ovr pts are deducter.Can only make up 1 out of 4 speechs,cant be last speech.pntless class assignments,but help rackup points.Quizes are worded horible.horrible @answering the ? that is being asked. if in bad mood,she'll take it out on the class
She was a really good&helpful teacher .
Worst professor I've had at Valencia in two years. I was hoping to learn in this class but my highschool speech class was more challenging. She's emotional, unprofessional, and interrupts any time you ask a question.Easy class insults your intelligence.If you are an adult student do not take this professor...she ought to teach middle school.
She was an alright teacher. Gave insignificant assignments and graded to harsh in my taste.
Perrell is not a bad teacher, she's actually rather good. But she gives these annoying little quizzes out about once a week that bust my balls. She doesn't really tell you what to study for them. But she teaches well and her speaches are fun. She's a nice person and makes the class entertaining.
i took her back in 2005 and never wrote a review but she is really unprofessional and emotional. At the time she was pregnant but thats still no excuse; another review stated the same unprofessional emotional behaviors. don't take her she grades based on her mood. (which is always fluctuating)
Nice woman. Tells you exactly what to study for her little quizzes (easy). Speeches were graded fairly. Not too entertaining when she lectures and gives occasional homework from the book (4 questions max). If you're not passing, you're obviously not even showing up.
this class was really easy eventhough im completly terrified of public speaking, if your afraid of public speaking you will get over just take this class because its easier for people who hate speaking
Her class is easy,she is nice and has a great sense of humor. she is not messing around when it comes to points but she gives alot of opportunities to boost your grade. She is a fair grader on the speeches but not on the quizzes. She tells you exactly what to study for before the quiz so if you get a bad grade its because you didnt look over notes.
she is a great instructor she grades fair. Beth give simple guidelines to follow so she expect great results.
Her class is somewhat intermediate but the difficult thing about a speech is not only you have to write the outline but practicing for so many hours is what's tiring and sometimes frustrating but hey practice makes perfect and everybody should know that!
She is a very kind and funny lady who cares for her students. You will be required to do a lot of speeches and she will grade you in every aspect. But she is never rude or mean to anyone.
Beth is a very nice,she expects you to perform with what your given. She gives four speeches and is clear of what she wants.She is almost never rude to anyone,I had a few issues with her personally. She was rude to me one-on-one and gave me NO grace on small forgotten details of the class. Overall decent professor but I would consider her a plan B.
This class is so easy you will get bored. It is hard to sit through the entire class because she does not make the material interesting. It is a pretty predictable class and too easy to pass.
Mrs. Perrell is a pretty cool teacher. She is a little sarcatic. She is very helpful if you need help.I liked her class. I passed with an A. Her quizes can be a little challenging but she tells you what to focus on so you can study for it. I would recommend.
The class is very interesting. There are always activities and rarely any hw. But when there is its interesting. Shes kind of weird but funny. You learn about yourself and others and its really cool. Definitely choose this over speech.
Easy class! Doesnt use textbook at all, gives you the notes for the quiz. NO speeches except like two which are really easy. Very cool class to talk to others and get to know people.
extremely boring and lame teacher. Offers speech makeup then fails to tell you that you have 25 points reduced. Would not recommend
This is a good teacher. Not my favorite of subjects, but she is sweet and kind and you can often work things out with her (if you are applying yourself in the class) if you need a good grade.
Her class is easy if you do all the speeches. Her quizzes are worded in really odd ways, even so you can probably pass them. She seems very nice, but if you ask her a question after class she seems angry you have questions. Also she has IGNORED me when I asked for further clarification. I think the main problem I had with her class was clarity.
Easy A. Attendance is mandatory so please show up. Otherwise, I didn't study one day in this class and got C's on all my quizzes. The real grade is attendance and the Final Project. Take that project seriously, it's worth your entire grade. Don't buy the book, save your money. She has us read a few things and never graded on it. Useless.
Quizzes are easy without studying. The textbook is never used, so don't bother buying. She puts a calender on Blackboard but doesn't remind you when anything is due, so make sure you check it. There are four speeches, which is a pain. I hated the subject and the work that came along with it, but the class is alright and she seems like a nice person
She is the most passive aggressive, most fake person ever! She smiles at you while her face is red after just asking her a question. She hates questions! Her lectures are so stupid. Her grading criteria is clear though. Don't be 3 mins late or it'll count against you. I have no idea what my grade is because she doesnt use BB. Don't take early AM!
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS IT IS YOUR LAST OPTION. She hates answering questions, gets mad if you as her a question after class or during class. She smiles at you when shes mad and very sarcastic. It is an easy A but I still couldn't tolerate her attitude, everyone is the class had the same opinion. there's 1 quiz a week but they are pretty hard
GOOD PROFESSOR
No phones. Class participation is big. Drops lowest quiz score.
She helps you grow so much as a speaker with the amazing feed back. Class was easy.
She is an adorable teacher she is really good and is nice person I would love to take her again if i get the chance too.
She's very talkative and over explains the topic to the point that it's boring. She drops the lowest quiz score and grades attendance, overall fairly straightforward. The only way to fail this course is if you try.
Mrs. Perrell talks the entire class from the exact start to the last second of class, doesn't like to put grades in till half way through, does not show any sympathy and is always right.
I ask her for help all the times and she seems to give me an attitude towards it because my question is a simple yes or no. She takes forever to put in your grades.
I took her class online for speech, it was easy, every week she sent out a list of things to do, once you do that, you're good to go. other than that, she seemed like a really nice teacher and responded promptly to emails or messages
Speeches and quizzes aren't hard. Allows students to sign up for the order in which they perform speeches, first come first serve. If you are someone who shows early, you'd thrive in this class. Late on speech day? you have to speak 1st speech day. Generous with grades. Some say she talks from beginning to end but no. Extra credit. Printed notes.
Am taking her now and ugh! Very boring in class lectures and OMG can this woman talk and talk and did I say talk! She does not like to answer questions in class and if you ask beware of her wrath. Not sure she even enjoys teaching. There are far better on campus that teach Speech. Look at others ratings on here! Would not take again!
She is very peaceful, I don't know what you would have to do to get on her bad side, but I assume a lot because I have never seen it. She is very understanding and will do her best to understand your situation (if you are going through anything) and help you (either with a situation or with something as silly as homework). Loved the class!
Just do your homework, show up to class, go over the notes + easy group projects. Make sure you study the notes because she gives a little test every two weeks. If you do all those you will ace her class i guarantee you she is a good professor just make sure you do the homework and study the notes. You will ace her class.
This course is pretty easy but the professor makes it difficult by now giving us reason reasonable time to complete the quizzes and test. They are timed and answers need to be typed in complete sentences. You barely have enough time to make sense of the question and the time is up. Beware! This professor at your own risk!
Solid Professor. Lectures get a little boring to watch sometimes, but are always helpful to watch. Overall great class to take.
I hate the way she sets up the modules If you do not look at the weekly overview every Tues and mark your own calendar youll miss deadlines because some of the assignments do not pop up in the canvas calendar and it will be your fault. Her quizzes are difficult to get a 100 when she makes them herself. She gives lots of ExCre so take every chance.
She likes to nitpick, lectures are required to go to but don't give that much information. This class feels like a HS class at certain points. She also likes to hide assignments in the modules and "extra credit" which does not help much for the class. I've seen 2+ people fall asleep in her class consistently, I would not take this class again.
The lectures can seem a bit repetitive but I found that very helpful. If you follow her pace and take things one step at a time you learn a lot. She does grade a bit strictly but she hides lots of extra credit in the modules. Not an easy class, but it is very fun, and the professor offers lots of resources to be successful.
If you like to be nitpicked for the semester, she's it. No matter what I submitted it was never good enough. She never approved my thesis statement then would take days to reply to the email. Then mark it late or deny it to the point I would miss the assignments to follow because my assignment wasn't approved. Don't waste your credit hours. Lazy!
She is a good professor, and you learn a lot from her class. The only issue that I had was that she seemed a bit annoyed whenever I asked her questions, but the class is pretty easy and straightforward.
Take this professor the class is so easy, she gives really good feedback on the speeches. There are opportunities of extra credit. There are 4 speeches in total and a quiz and discussion post after the speeches are due.
Honestly not as bad as the reviews say. She gives extra credit and genuinely cares about her students. It's true that she nitpicks, but she does give good feedback and offers room for improvement. Quizzes are a little hard imo, questions are repetitive/hard to distinguish. Always read through the modules cause that's where she hides extra credit!!!
Nice professor when everything goes her way. Not friendly when answering simple questions. Gets irritated and makes smart remarks how we can look in the modules for our answers. The modules are overloaded with unnecessary information and are a mess in my opinion. Only half of the class was left at the end of the semester. That explains everything.
Professor Perrell's SPC1608 class is a mixed bag. The quizzes can be challenging, but she offers lots of extra credit opportunities. I found Unstuck ai and the class notes really helpful for staying on top of the material. Overall, a manageable class with a fair, engaged professor.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
92%
Textbook Required
74%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.36 avg changeRatings by Course
SPC1700
5.0
(1)SPEEC1600
5.0
(1)SPC101725282
5.0
(1)SPC1600
4.0
(42)FUNOFSP
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
SPEECH1608
3.3
SPC1101
3.0
SPECH101
3.0
1608
2.5
COMMUNICATIONS
2.5