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Quality2.2
Difficulty93%
Would Retake93
Reviews93%
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“Honestly my favorite Professor at Nassau”
COM101 - 5.0 rating“Doesn't tolerate lazy attitudes or disrespect”
COM101 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
90%
Textbook Required
56%
Grade Predictor
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A-
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COMM103
5.0
(2)PERSUASIV
5.0
(1)COM121
5.0
(4)COMM101
5.0
(2)COM102
5.0
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COMNA1
4.0
PERSUASIV
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COM201
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COMM101
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Reviews (93)
Pretty good teacher, Comes off as a bit Conceited but if you get on her good side then shes cool.3 major assigments. Group presentation at the end.
Great professor.
Awesome teacher, class is really fun and pretty easy as long as you show up and do the work. She's down to earth and knows what she's doing. Definitly take this class if you're lookin for an easy 3credits
Sick teacher. She comes off a little hard in the beginning, but she softens up more and more as the semester goes on. No tests, just a final. Make sure you take the notes and participate. Final is all notes. Couple of small group projects, but altogether it was a really easy class. Just show her you're trying and she will work with you.
shes awsome, shes funny and down to earth ...she makes her class very interesting and easy to sit through...you will actually become very interested in what she is saying and shes not the hardest teacher either...i highly reccommend her you will not be dissapointed!
she is pretty down to earth,she is a hard grader.i had her for public speaking
she's cool,she's always willing to help you out with anything. i think she has to be one of the best professors.
Had her for persuasive speaking. Overall a great professor and she is very knowledgeable. A bit of a tough grader, but you will be a much better public speaker because of her. I looked forward to going to class everyday.
MY FAVORITE PROFESSOR OF ALLL TIME!! I RECOMMEND THIS CLASS TO EVERYONE! I LITERALLY LOOKED FORWARD EVERYDAY TO GOING TO COMMUNICATIONS AND STRAHL IS AMAZING!! LOVELOVELOVE HERRRRRR
Awesome professor. Great personality and is very intuned with all aspects of life. Highly recommend her because not only is she cool, you learn "ALOT" from her. Things you had never thought of. She is crystal clear about everything. Derek Amiro lol
best professor ever.
she's really down to earth and interesting. had her for public speaking. i sucked but she saw my efforts. if u have a change to take her do so.
Awesome professor. She doesn't hand it right over to you. She does like seeing improvement in speeches and that's what your grade is dependent on. She is great and I learned a lot from her.
What an awesome class. I took her for public speaking, and she was awesome. She makes class fun, and it was by far my favorite class of the semester. The workload is also incredibly easy. The entire class was fun, and we all agreed that we were going to miss it.
Nice person,sarcastic,kept class fun but do not take if you want an easy A in public speaking. She is sort of a harsh grader, not much oppurtunity to better your grade. Felt like she graded people who were comfortable speaking in front of the class much harder than those who were terrified of getting up for their speech.overall a good prodessor
She is very different amongst the rest and although she says shes not a ratemyprof teacher. She has definitely read the reviews now and then. She really channels out the weakness of each and every student and teach them how to over come their flaws in PS. She grades people to the ability she knows they can reach. Overall shes fair but tough grader.
TAKE HER CLASS. She is fair..she will make sure you understand the material..she is real. She will tell you how it is just as fast as she will compliment you. She is a character and I loved every second of her class!
3 speeches, and outlines. If you fail its because you did not make an effort to do well. She rocks
loved her class. 3 speeches, and outlines. She is a fair grader and helps you whenever you ask for help. As long as you attend classes and do what you're supposed to do you will do fine!
Hands down best professor. I took her twice and wish I could take her again. I recommend her to all my friends. She is very intelligent and a very helpful professor.
I loved this professor. I have been trying to get her for two semesters but shes so valuable that its been hard. Shes funny, and clear with what she wants. Her stories are the best, really helping you feel at ease with her. Take her. Trust me shes great !
Amazing professor. Will work with you to improve your weaknesses but also compliments on your strengths. Brilliant. Tells you exactly what she wants from you. Put in the effort and you will take a lot from this class.
Not strict with attendance! Nice & funny! She knows what she is talking about. If you get under a B its your own fault not hers
BEST Professor EVER! extremely funny, extremely helpful, if you need to take public speaking take her you wont regret it. She is a bit tough and strict, so don't mess with her, but i am extremely happy i will be taking another class with her in the fall.
She was a great teacher I would recommend her anytime. If you need to take public speaking she is the teacher to have.
She's one of the best professors at the school. Really down to earth without all the B.S. We basically had discussions the entire class. No homework, really very little work at all. Just a group project, a paper and a final. Take her class!
I was really looking forward to this class. I was pretty disappointed. She is very condescending and rude at times. She has her strict opinions and if you don't agree, she will make you feel attacked. I got an A without putting in too much effort. Overall, did not like the professors attitude and demeanor and I'm extremely happy it's over !
Horrible. Class was annoying as hell too. Easy A, bad class, bad professor, wouldn't recommend...
Smart woman and who really knows her stuff. She comes across cocky but its actually pretty funny. Her sense of humor makes the class easy and light. I absolutely love this lady, what a great class. Absolutely take her...and shes banging too.
AMAZING she legit changed my life! she wants you to do well. she does not put up with BS so don't try to pull any tricks on here. she wants to see you improve. shes amazing like the best TAKE HER CLASS
Professor Strahl is the best! I hate public speaking more than anything, but she made this class so fun and easy going. There's 3 main speeches all required with outlines and a bunch of impromptu speeches as well! She thinks of creative and fun topics or lets you choose your own with approval!
She is a great professor. You will see changes in your speaking after taking this class. Loved her! MUST TAKE
She's very passionate about helping students to become better speakers. It can come off as intimidating but she has such a cool personality that you can tell she's only looking out. Just make sure to prepare for speeches because that's what your grade depends on along with attendance.
She knows what she's doing and tries to bring out the best in her students. My public speaking improved a lot. She asks for three prepared speeches-you can use index cards-and one or two impromptu speeches. You get to choose what to talk about. The class is also involved in giving each other feedback. As long as you try you'll get a good grade.
I graduated from NCC a year ago/ I transferred to Marist College. To this day I still remember her. She legit changed me for the better. SO helpful, amazing best professor i've ever had. She made me become such a great public speaker. TAKE HER. She seems intimidating, but she will help you in the long run.
I'm taking her for small group communication and she's amazing. I took her last semester for public speaking and was very helpful. I'm not as shy to speak in front of people I do it with confidence now. Still shaky at first but I'm great now. Shes focused at the task at hand and makes sure you leave knowing everything. Shes not hard but u work.
Very animated, clear and hands on. Do exactly as she says when writing speeches as well as staying within the time frame given and you will get an A. Due to one of her first class exercises my class became cool and everyone enjoyed it.
She is so funny and makes the class enjoyable. Just go to class and listen to her directions and what she wants out of your speech. Easy A while improving your communication skills, all she wants to see is improvements...and if she does she said she will forget your lowest grade even happened! Take her you wont regret it.
Very clear on how she wants her assignments to be done. She gives detailed individual input. However, she hates "um uh " noises when people speak. Overall I like this class and feel it helps improve public speaking.
I hate group projects I got stuck helping my group do their work sucks cus you get a group grade She's an awful prof semester is spent on a dumb pp presentation wants them analyzed in front of the class with her specific criteria grade system is horrible 25 percent on attend n particip yet she takes no attend 0 book usage yet final is on book
shes cool and all but she wont cut u a break if u dont progress like i thought she would soo u got to really work on ur speeches
I love Pro Strahl, she challenges you and she doesn't take no im ready for an answer,Shes like the tough, Kool mom, that I always needed. Love her Her kid is lucky to have a mom like her,shes great at what she does.
I took her for small group communication last fall. She is, by far, the best professor in the communications department. I never had a professor who was so helpful and actually turned me into a confident public speaker. She is an amazing teacher and if you attend her class and do the work you will get an excellent grade. Take her!
Register for her for any class that she is teaching in the communications department. She is a fantastic professor. She is an expert in teaching Persuasive Speaking. I am now a fearless speaker. I think she only teaches this in the fall.
If she sees you are motivated to succeed, you will get an extremely high grade in this class.
Professor Strahl will help you every step of the way, cares about her students, attendance is what she wants and you are guaranteed a good grade, immediately take her!
Honestly my favorite Professor at Nassau. I took her Public Speaking class back in the fall semester and loved it so much that I convinced my friend to take another class with me with Professor Strahl in the spring. She is hysterical and is clear and straight to the point with her lectures, I honestly would love to take another class with her!
Great person overall. Doesn't tolerate lazy attitudes or disrespect
I took Professor Strahl for Intercultural Communications. She is amazing. You learn to become a real professional speaker in her class, and she will give you an A if you show improvement from assignment to assignment. She is a credit to the communications department. FANTASTIC!
I loved Intercultural Communications with Professor Strahl. We had three assignments the entire semester. We had a group project, a paper and a final. You will get an A if you do the work and attend the class.
She is an amazing professor. I loved how engaging she was with the class. She is not a traditional teacher, she sits on the desk and lectures. Its completely up to you to take notes and to listen. There was a group project, essay and final exam so definitely pay attention. She is very open with her life and is able to relate alot.
I totally enjoyed this Professor, she tells it like it is. Don't show up and you will fail. Cares about her students and is hysterical. I wish all my professors were as cool as her. She will make you work for your grade, but she makes you feel comfortable and confident, gives amazing feedback. If you fail this course its your own fault.
Really great professor, very personable. She's very straightforward and frank, which makes her feedback extremely helpful and valuable. I noticed an improvement in most of my classmate's speeches and I felt the same for myself. Very engaging, interactive class; I was very friendly with many of my classmates.
omg she reminds me of my favorite aunt. Very humorous ,kind ,easy going professor. If you don't do the speeches and outlines and skip class you wont pass. By the end, made my speaking skills and speech skills so much better and had me less nervous speaking in public. Highly recommend her
Such an awesome woman and cool professor. She's smart, funny, and tells it like it is. Took two classes with her at NCC and she even helped me out with a recommendation letter at my second college. Her classes are interesting and assignments are straight to the point.
She is the most down to earth person. She has a great sense of humor and she is very funny. She does not do powerpoints to teach class, so you have to take notes on what she says. There is one group project, an essay on a movie, and a final. As long as you put the time and effort into the projects, final, and show up you'll do fine.
Best teacher in my sems. Really laid back, tells it to you straight type of teacher. Loves too engage in small humorous talks with the student. No midterm or final. Just public speaking in front of your class. Just practice your speech 3 days before you present. No textbook, minimal note taking.
Informative and interesting class. She basically has the easiest job in the world because she doesn't have to do much for public speaking to be an effective course. She gives great feedback and I learned a lot although it was a nerve wrecking process. There were 3 graded speeches and then improvisation during other days. Fun and fair professor.
She's very nice if you show effort and are consistently on time. One easy group project, an easy essay, and an easy final.
For people who are not comfortable talking in public about things you dont care about or know about this class can be very difficult. You are graded by criteria of your speech not effort if you forget 1 thing you will lose points
this teacher was amazing!! very easy class, this teacher helps with you speaking and communcating
I am going to blunt about her. I actually enjoyed her as a teacher but I did think she was favorite based. If you were a weak public speaker she certainly did not favor you. Do your work and show up to class. Even if it won't guarantee you more than a C+.
If you aren't comfortable speaking in public or presenting, then this is not the professor for you. She will walk around and pick on people randomly and ask them questions and such to hear their feedback and analyze their movements. I got a B but i never really tried in that class cuz I just needed it for my liberal arts degree.
Professor Strahl is the absolute best. She is so intelligent and does not read off the textbook. She engages with her students and wants you to succeed. Attendance is mandatory and she is a fair grader. If you put the work in, you will do great. I would definitely take her again!
She's really passionate about her field and is a fun teacher. Only problem is her grading criteria is a little confusing because she doesn't give much work throughout the year. That means the stuff she does give is going to count A LOT. Make sure you're in class taking notes because that's where all the content for the final comes from.
Great professor, lectures are very interesting because she tells lots of stories. If you take good notes and put effort into the class, you'll pass.
I had Prof Strahl remote Covid 2020. Strong personality. Very fair. Makes you come out of your shell immediately. Impromptu nongraded speeches often. 3 graded outlines with graded speeches. She is sharp & takes no crap. Miss impromptu, or graded speech, you will fail. NO MAKEUPS. The 3 speeches are your graded exams. Use feedback & learn from it.
Took Professor Strahl's interpersonal communications class and loved her so much that I took her again for public speaking. Extremely educated on what she's doing and really wants everyone to do well. Very clear with what she wants and how she wants it, listen to her feedback and apply it and you'll do well.
You work for your grade. She explains everything the best she can and make sure that you understand what needs to be done. DO YOUR ASSIGNMENTS and PRESENTATION youll be fine.
Took her for two classes culture class to. She makes everything so interesting, i look forward to class always and fair grader. Knows her stuff and great personality! Take this class if you want to learn something interesting!
Best teacher I had at Nassau. I was scared to speak but she made it easy and I was so good and not nervous by the last speech. She makes you want to pay attention, will take another class with her for sure!
She wants all of her students to improve themselves from the beginning to the end of the semester. There were 3 graded speeches and occasional impromptus where you wouldn't know if you would present or not. If you miss the day you're presenting a graded speech, you can't make it up. All in all, good professor with a clear goal in mind.
if you see her name TAKE the class ! doesnt matter what class she is Awesome cool funny as heck. I actually stay awake the whole time which is not easy for me super smart and real easy to follow. i took her 2x hope i can take another before im outta here. and she gets we dont have money to spend on books no textbook she give s you reading.
She wants (and helps) you to improve your public speaking. I don't remember the grading off memory, but as long as you show up and do what you're suppose to you'll get an A. Focus on improving and trying your best!
Professor strahl is hysterical and awesome. She cares about her students well-being both inside and outside of the classroom. Her assignments have VERY clear instructions. Follow her instructions step by step, show up to class, show you care about your grade and you will do well
She is clear when it comes to the assignments and she explains well, do your work before the due date is much better and less stress.
Great professor. Provides enough resources to complete assignments (no unpleasant surprises). Gives lots of time to complete assignments. Assignments are interesting topics to research on.
Amazing Professor funny, hilarious get ready to write a lot of notes though
Absolutely obsessed with her! Her teaching style captures you. She has great energy, and good conversation. Tests were easy. Assignments were easy. Just don't think you can fly below the radar without participating.
Professor Strahl will likely be the most laxed and funniest professor you will encounter at NCC. We were only given three assignments the entire semester (Fall 2022): straightforward essays. Show up to class, be respectful, and you will pass with a high grade. She's very genuine and a great teacher. I am glad I had her as a Professor.
amazing professor she only assigns 3 assignments and their very easy there is no textbook required and her lectures are very straightforward just pay attention, do her assignments, and your guaranteed to pass
Best on line class I have taken! Lectures were interesting and she was very helpful.
Super straightforward and structures her class to learn about her students and helps them to become better communicators. Three essays throughout the class are pretty easy and some group work. Would take her class again bc she's so inspiring!!
Did a great job connecting with students. Doesn't Poast notes so listen in class. only 3 assignments in class. would take again. great professor.
Professor Strahl was amazing! She wrote very few notes but she is more of an oral teacher so pay attention to what she says. She gives only three assignments and they arent challenging at all. Shes very inspirational take her if you have the opportunity!
she doesn't use textbooks, cares about her students and gives only a few assignments that she gives very clear directions on and helps you. if you see her name take the class!
Professor Strahl is a great professor, she makes the class very enjoyable and breaks down everything perfectly so everything is easy to understand. Everything you learn in this class, you can use in your everyday life. You're graded based on your participation and three writing assignments.
Professor Strahl is amazing at what she does. She is not a writer and teaches the course verbally which makes it much easier for me to understand. She has a great sense of humor and is very inspirational. No tests, No textbooks. Only 3 Assignments which were pretty easy. Definitely Recommend
She is a great Professor, and very knowledgeable about communications. Classes are mostly lectures where she speaks and you take notes, she does not do presentations. We do group work a lot and present to the class. Super straightforward, with only 3 assignments. Her lectures are great though, really made me question the topics in my own life.
Best professor I have ever had at Nassau. She has 4 assignments on average Her class isn't hard some group work. She has this laid back personality where she will probably finish your sentence for you because she doesn't like long stories, she wants you to get to the point. She loves putting people on the spot in a funny way. I highly respect her.
She's very straightforward and blunt so be prepared for that. The work load truly wasn't hard at all and easy to do. She's very strict about late work so you've gotta turn things in on time. Be prepared to take notes (she tells you what to write down) because they help with assignments. She's very funny and a great lecturer.
I absolutely loved this class, love coming to the class so did my classmates. everything you learn matters for your life. The professor is brilliant and also caring and wants students to do well. The assignments actually made me think about things so i didnt mind doing them. Take this class.
this was my first class online. I took this class because i had the professor for another class that i also rated here.. The class was really interesting and lectures were easy to follow, the course materials were really helpful and loved the documentary that started the course.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
90%
Textbook Required
56%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.07 avg changeRatings by Course
COMM103
5.0
(2)PERSUASIV
5.0
(1)COM121
5.0
(4)COMM101
5.0
(2)COM102
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
COMNA1
4.0
PERSUASIV
3.0
COM201
3.0
COMM101
3.0
COM102
2.5