Great class to develop your communication skills. His lectures feel like you are attending professional development workshops. Midterm and final are based on presentations. To receive a good participation grade, you must go to office hours. Participating in class does not suffice.

Excellent communication skills and understanding of different cultures, especially Chinese. Midterm and final. Grading fair. Tactful and understanding with students of all backgrounds. One of the best. Marshall and the Dean should keep him on their faculty.

Even though this course is challenging, I have improved remarkably when it comes to presentations and executive presence. The curriculum needs a lot of amendments and updation. Overall, the prof really cares about his students and is very knowledgeable. He takes puts efforts in each of his classes and it shows. 100% would take this course again!

Being in a business school this course is very relevant and not all courses are about just the grades! Everyone would agree that this course improved our profile on LinkedIn, polished our conversations for interviews and helped us in getting to know more of our peers. He will push you out of your comfort zone but it is exactly what is needed!

I enjoyed the class - it was a good break from pure technical classes. However, I do recognize that your grade depends a lot on group assignments, and the luck of whether or not you have good group mates is really influential on your final grade.

This class has a lot of homework and forces you out of your comfort zone but it isn't as bad as many people say. Just make sure to show up and participate. The final was challenging with a lot of memorization but the curve was quite generous. Patton is also pretty open to feedback as long as you just talk to him.

Professor Greg is really helpful and cares a lot we are successful. The class has a lot of little pieces that slowly transforms you into a business professional and the class into friends. Hard for some to see past their technology classes to see what really matters. Proof is in the success of classmates... not sure where I would be without.

I haven't taken the final yet but I can tell it'll be challenging, I think that's why people complain about the class. However, he is a warm and caring prof, his Bongo assignments have helped me during my interviews. A lot of skills and techniques from this class are practical. Of course the course can be improved, but it's already pretty good.

Just completed class, Exam small part. I am a lot better because of this class. I have seen my teammates transform and it has helped me get three offers. Exam not so bad... only a few pages of reading weekly, only three core videos and simple questions if paying any attention. Class is invaluable to build professional career.

Professor Greg is really helpful. Lots of guidance that really helped me and my teammates. The class really changed my understanding of myself and others - now I have lots of friends and we work together and create great successes Lots of fun team assignments builds friends and we used the teams to coach in other classes saving a lot of time.

Great class with a lot of value. Lots of small helpful readings. Easy to immediately apply. Professor cares a lot and tries to make us all more successful.

Now that I am in my Summer internship, I am seeing how much better prepared I am and it really proves how valuable the class is. I met my best friends in class, got out of my comfort zone, built a lot of confidence - and not nervous. Readings are easy, you get good at networking, final not too hard and those who pay attention really benefit.

The Communication class helped me a lot and enabled me to move beyond my technical skills. Sometimes I was scared in presenting but now I have gotten fairly good. Do the readings and raise your hand in class - this class was really the most valuable for getting my internship.

Go all in if goal is employment. Allows even the shyest to develop the differentiating skills that actually create job offers. Readings are important. Be brave, suck it up, show up to everything. All my friends that really committed had great results. Test easy. Build your team to make much easier.

Really fun class. You met your classmates, make good friends, build support system. Makes other classes easier. A bit awkward for some, yet they need the most. Be brave. Meet early and often with team. Ignore complaints of any lazy teammates - their lack of effort will be exposed on exam/peer evals. Really focus in class - huge career value.

Very valuable. Bring energy to class, be ready to be brave and grow. Get your team to meet more often. Prof helps a lot outside class with workshops - go to all. Assignments take time, yet you are building your team so cool. Test not bad. Wish I read more early on.

This class taught me a lot, set me up for a lot of success this summer in my job and transformed the value of the program for me. Don't warm a chair... don't watch ... jump into every opportunity to learn.... Fight On!

This was a difficult course for me as I have never been strong in communication and an International student. At first the mountain seemed very high and I did not think I could meet the expectations. Class was so helpful, I learned to practice and our teams helped each other a lot. Now I am on top of the mountain a success and you can too.

This class really matters. I saw it transform me, my teammates and a lot of classmates. Invest your time and energy and the whole Program will be lass stressful, more fun and you will achieve a whole lot more. I owe my job offer to this class.

Great opportunity - lucky to have course. Not too hard and test had no surprises... all my study team was well prepared. Built my network and LinkedIn. Best team i have ever had. Don't sit back - push your team hard to meet more often - especially early to gain advantage. Hopefully they continue the extra workshops.

This class is outside comfort zone for me and many others. I am shy and no confidence at first. Now I grow so much. I see transformation. A few classmates (Verterbi) focus only tech yet still no update to LinkedIn with job like us. Listen to Professor Greg. Saw value and fun of teams first tme. Final easy as team study together whole class.

Great class. Would 100% take again. So lucky we have Professor Greg. He helps us so much. Class got me out of my comfort zone but he makes fun. I got so much better and met so many great new friends.

Just a great experience. Professor Patton supports you so much, class is interesting and engaging. You get to know all your classmates and huge bonus content to fast track job process. Wish had more time in class. Lucky we got him for our section versus another. Don't just listen - dive into and apply. I did and lots of success.

It is an important class and Professor Greg is very kind and helpful. It is tough topic for me and I am not the best at communication, yet I became so much better and can present and network and interview now enough to get and do well in my internship. We learned he supports us so much outside of class with BASA and extra workshops we are lucky.

We were so lucky to have Professor Patton for our course. Best faculty for Communication. Great experience. Makes the Program so much better than other schools. Fight on!!!!!!!!

Just finished great on line summer class. Best one in Program after two years. Huge help. A huge thank you for taking care of us and putting so much effort into the class and supporting us. We all loved it!

An amazing experience. Everyone in the class talked about this being their favorite class and best in the Program. You really see this course transform you and your classmates week by week. So happy we got Prof. Patton for our class and he teaches in our Program. Met students from other Programs and difference is crazy! Thank you and Fight On!

Pretty amazing class. All my team mates and I are so happy we had Prof Greg in our Program. Set us all up for so much success and I saw so many team mates transformed. Lean in 1000%, And call out any slacker or Verterbi whiners and gpa heroes who are misinformed or can not see bigger picture. He really cares and knows the market.

Very valuable class and great professor. Fun. He helped me and my friends and did many extra workshops to help us become comfortable. Be brave - prepare - practice daily. Review readings with your team in advance. Learn technique, practice and engage - don't whine later if you blow off class, get a bad grade and get left behind on job offers.

So lucky that I was able to take Professor Greg and he teaches in our Program. This was a difficult class for me yet I did really well with the support of my team and lots of practice. English is not my native language and culture is difficult. Now I am so much better and enjoy the Program much more and have lots of friends.

I enjoyed this class and it is the first time I worked in a great team. Thrilled at all Greg does to help us. I gained lots of friends. I am more confident. I interviewed strong. My team and I love each other and this class. Everyone in our Core really liked it.

I have had a great experience in this class. I have gained skills, confidence and it has been interactive and helped me a lot. I have seen my teammates blossom. I can work in teams much more effectively, influence better and present my ideas clearly. I much better understand recruiting and US job market and gained success for first time.

I loved what this class did for me and my team. We created a fun, supportive community and love each other and learned so much faster. Thank you Professor. We all grew and got much stronger, prepared and I can communicate and present much better. Great prep for current job market. Go all in on this class, and the results are a blessing.

Really appreciate this class, content, professor and even readings. I wish I had this class before I started working in tech, as I am now able to see and understand much better how and why decisions were made. Really appreciate the value of all this. Yet wasted time not knowing. Fun to see the transformation in classmates that valued the class.

This was a great class for me and many of my friends. Learned and grew a lot and transformed. You get to participate and share ideas more than any other core class and you get lots of real world practice. It is finals, so complaining time around campus, but you get out what you put into it and my growth has been huge. Thank you.

Great professor, absolutely helped me develop my communication skills and overcome the fear of speaking up. Exam was fairly easy if you attend classes and participate. Thank you Professor Patton.

Great class and professor in MBA Program. More fun than expected. Some really valuable knowledge in lectures. Assignments helped me get a lot better and I applied content at work often.

One of the best parts of our MBA program. Really helpful in and out of class and very supportive to us throughout our program. Deeply knowledgeable about topics.

Really valuable. I have more work experience than most in our class so I get it, use it and very helpful. Annoyed by less mature teammates who did not prepare, complained and missed the importance - yet needed it the most and now ironically complain about the job market they are not prepared for. Great opportunity - it is what you make of it.

Really thankful for the advice, coaching and connections. Applied everything and have great offer. Well connected. He is a key value of getting my MBA.

Best course I took in MBA Program. Great for skills and careers.

Useful activities, kind. He's passionate about helping us succeed. Doesn't sugar coat anything, but it gets interships and US jobs.

He genuinely cares about her students. Will challenge you. Course is structured to help you. Team focused. Very clear assignments. Workshops put your training to use. All my teammates from fall are now in summer internships. 100%. Now everyone gets it.

This is one of the best teachers I have ever had. Although the class is very different for some and culture shock, he is really nice and supports you. Love my team, final grades are high. Helped us all get great interships.

Best Professor Ever!!!!

The class I really needed. I just got my summer internship locked down and owe much of the success to what Professor Greg taught us in class and in the workshops. Read everything, be brave, go to everything, listen closely and practice with your team. You will never get so much help and support again. Don't get left behind.

A highly valuable course. He pushes you and cares. Supports you throughout the program. Most students really need the class and workshops and it builds lots of friendships. Some classmates don't focus in class and then complain - my team found final easy, but we prepared weekly. My friends love the class.

It is why I got my internship. Listen and do everything.

Yes. Best Professor Ever!!!!

I took GSBA 542 Communication for Management with Professor Greg. He cares about his students and actually wants to help improve his students skills. I have always had a fear of public speaking and he made me feel very comfortable. Would highly recommend this class.

Professor Greg is the GOAT at USC! If you are nervous about public speaking, you should take his class. If you want an internship listen to everything he says.

Loved Professor Patton! He was so understanding and caring, and he really wants all of his students to do well. I feel like my communication skills have definitely improved, and he is by far one of the best professors i've had at USC so far.

AMAZING TEACHER. Such a nice guy who truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He made class and the program really interesting and fun. Take him if you can!! Listen and do everything he says!!

He's a great guy, but he overhypes a bit much. Also his final was bad with the fact that most of it was more of memorization than application, very hypocritical of his philosophy that we should learn to apply and not memorize.

This course helped me gain more confidence in presentations and speaking in front of others, which I do appreciate. But I do think that the things/skills we learn is lacking of depth. More practical approach would be better