This was the worst teacher I have ever had... He was not approachable, and completely off his syllabus. We had no idea what we were being graded on. 1/2 the class reported him to administration

this teacher was absolutely ridiculous. they should have never hired such an insipid monotonous person as a speech professor. he was very vague whenever i tried to ask him how i was doing in his class, and he was completely unorganized. he actually lost my mid-term report. i tried to e-mail him about my grade in his class twice and got no response.

This instructor is by far the worst I have ever had. He does not speak well, he's not clear with assignments, and has no control over the class. Students who want to learn have to shout to be heard over other disruptive students who are having their own conversations. I would recommend another professor for this course, which is mandatory.

BORING. He really enjoys and believes in the subject, but the class was really boring and unorganized. He often assigned homework or other assignments but then didn't actually pick them up from us. His instructions were often vague or unclear, making it sort of annoying to figure out how to please him. The class is an easy A, but it was irritating.

I am literally DISGUSTED right now. Just found out I got a C even though I did all my work and EXTRA CREDIT. Hope he enjoys my email and if nothing is changed by this weekend, I'm walking right into administration. Don't take him, ever.

This class is SO awful. Everything is pointless and I dread going to this stupid class. I would drop it but it's required for my AA. If you can do ANYTHING to avoid him, do it.

He was not organized at all, Frequently missed days or changed around dates of your speech presentation and then you would get blamed when something was not due on time. In the beginning he told the class to speak about whatever they were interested in but he shot my ideas for speeches and others down saying it was unoriginal.

He was very unorganized. Too softspoken. He gives extremely unclear instructions and penalizes you heavily for doing something even remotely incorrect. I got a B in the class, but he shouldn't be teaching any communication classes because his communication skills are terrible. Like I said, I got a fairly good grade but the class was terrible.

It was not that the class was hard AT ALL, but he was extremely hard to understand, each assignment he told us to do was extremely unclear and he did not help at all when asked. I missed an important deadline because I had trouble loading it on my computer and I emailed him, yet it took him four days to respond and he still blamed me. Very monotone

Terrible teacher. Doesn't explain any of the assignments clearly. We basically had to figure everything out on our own. All we did was busy work that half of the time didn't even relate to any of the speeches we were doing. Missed a major assignment due to the fact he didn't say the end date for it. Bottom line I will not take his class again.

NOT CLEAR ON ASSIGNMENTS!!! GOOD LUCK WITH THIS ONE.

This class was awful. The assignments themselves were easy enough, but half the battle was just figuring out what to do for it. Instructions are never clear, and are often given too close to the due date. He's an extremely picky/ harsh grader with unachievable standards. He made the class atmosphere tense, judgmental, and discouraging. DON'T DO IT!

We had two speeches for the majority of the semester yet the last two weeks he assigned three speeches to the class. He is very monotone. Only allowed to miss two classes without being penalized. Do not write in pencil or he may count you absent because he has terrible eye site. Good luck. I would not take his class again.

Do not take any classes taught by this professor! Very unclear instructions and grading rubric. Even in a hybrid class, does not use the online dashboard properly. Scribbles notes on the board in the last 2 minutes of class and then assigns homework as students are leaving after class. Very forgetful, waits until the last minute to grade assignment

Terrible teacher. His grading criteria is extremely unclear and he grades unfairly. If you think you are an A student, DO NOT TAKE HIM. I've never received a B in my life, but I did in his class. I repeat: do not take him. You would think that a teacher who teaches public speaking would be good at it but he has the most boring, monotone voice ever.

Worst instructor i have ever had in my life. His instructions are unclear and he has no idea on how to grade. For the final group project, make sure you have a topic that is not narrow or old, or else you will get behind trying to find a topic to suit HIS liking. If you have is class in the fall RUN! RUN to a different instructor other than him

I took this class and was sick for three classes. I emailed him and he told me I missed 6 classes when I have notes from class that day (when my attendance sheet says different). Cannot read handwriting on feedback for speeches. Very monotone voice & very confusing teacher.

Very unclear instructions. Speaks in monotone. Assigns homework, makes you print it, then doesn't even check it. After the final speech, the debate, he added a ton of assignments to the portfolio due the last day of class. He's nice but I wouldn't take the class again. He barely gives any feedback and makes you do a group project on the textbook,

As the previous review said, he is very unclear and monotone. Not like he isn't nice or anything, but for a public speaking prof, he doesn't talk much or communicate well. He's a harsh grader when it comes to speaking even though he knows we are all still working on becoming better speakers. That's why we're here. Take a different prof if you can..

nice guy, bad teacher. this class is a hot mess. easy A but watch your grades because he makes mistakes and then gives everyone the same grade anyway. he needs to retire. would not recommend but if you must take him then do yourself a favor and take it accelerated so it will be over fast.

Honestly one of the worst teachers I've had in an online class. never gives feedback so you don't know what to improve on. his due dates are a bit ridiculous, along with the discussion posts. definitely don't recommend it!!!!!!!!!!

This teacher does not seem to care about his students what's so ever, with unclear grading and horrible feedback you never really know what your doing wrong. He is extremely rude and seems to hate being asked questions about anything. Speeches were not difficult but again extremely unclear on what he wants to see from you.

Worst teacher ever. Was never clear about assignments. Never told us when the quizzes were scheduled for and wouldn't let you make them up. Horrible about actually answering emails. Never mentioned any discussions until after they were due.

I do not recommend this professor unless it's absolutely necessary. He's never clear on his assignments, he will remove points for being absent, and in most classes we did nothing. My recommendation: go to his classes, sit through them, and do the best you can. It won't be fun. Please try to get a different professor or at least online.

Unexcused absence is 100pts per day, I`ve never missed. You will ask questions, he`s not clear most times! Due to RMP guidelines I cant explain my experience, but in a nutshell he forgets major things like to open assignments for example. He also doesn't honestly grade, he randomly does and has joked about it (laughed about "staircase" grading).

He was very unclear in instructions, never gives 100, speaks low and in monotone, and more. If you are told to come up with a topic for a speech, he ends up picking for you because what you pick is never good enough. His handwriting is very confusing. He doesn't give enough time for his speeches, especially if you have to do an interview.

Draconian attendance policy: if you miss one class you lose 100 out of 1000 points. Monotone and extremely uninteresting.

Would not recommend this professor. He talks in monotone and his hand writing is not the best. He did not give clear feedback on speech's and takes off points for missing a single class. Does not explain assignments well and overall just not very helpful. I would say do the 8 week course because 16 weeks felt very long and drawn out.

he was very monotune. opposite to what a speech professor should be, he never spoke clearly or used proper speech techniques. he is a very tough grader and im convinced he grades us randomly. course outline was very confusing and he never had a proper schedule for the assignment. i would never take any other course with him again.

Terrible class. Poorly structured, unclear directions, and harsh grading. Won't give a 100 no matter how hard you try. Very strict on vague guidelines and speaks in a monotone totally unengaging. For a communications class, he's a poor communicator. Learned nothing new. Waste of time, energy, and money. Take this course with a different professor.

This professor made a class I was already dreading even more dreadful. He spoke monotone, was rude and snappy to people if they asked questions he didn't like, wasn't clear with instructions, never gave good grades, always found ways to take points off of my speeches for the smallest things, cancelled three classes, i would absolutely not recommend

Unclear instructions, will not clarify either, it is impossible to get a 100, you need the textbook for quizzes even though he doesn't talk about it once. Boring, monotone, he looks unhappy dude. And it's like he wants his students to be unhappy too. Don't take Reed Markham. This class has potential, but his teaching is lacking.

Probably one of the worst professors you can take. Speaks in a monotone voice throughout the whole class, and when you give your speech, asks stupid questions based on the speech. Very hard to please with grading. Attendance is required, as he says he will give you an assignment to make up, but he does not grade it. I advise against his class.

I really wanted to give him benefit of the doubt but he is truly the worst professor I have ever had. Very harsh grader and the feedback he gives on speeches can be very confusing. He mumbles and never speaks clearly. He essentially makes you feel dumb the entire semester and doesn't do much to actually help you or make you a better public speaker.

by far the worst professor i have had. really tried to give the benefit of the doubt but i just couldn't anymore. extremely tough grader and very VERY confusing and unhelpful feedback. super monotone and doesn't do anything to help students. please take another professor.

Absolutely diabolical class. Instructions are seen as 'rewards' for attending. Clearer instructions are not available online until AFTER the project has begun and sometimes completed. No feedback. Extremely monotone and constantly went off topic. No announcements on ANY speeches prior to start date, some completely done in one class. Save yourself.