Reviews of professor Rebecca DiVerniero

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. D is one of the easiest graders I've ever had. As long as you put effort into your work, you'll pass. All of the assignments are super easy, and you can get away with never reading the textbook. The hardest part about this class is you pretty much have to participate at least twice in every class to get full credit for participation.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. D has clear grading guidelines and takes time to know the students. There is a lot of reading and participation is required, at least twice a day. Lectures are interesting as she relates real-life events and uses examples from films and TV series. There is an individual paper and a group paper. Class will be easy if you attend & participate!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She wasn't very clear with what she wanted during lecture or with assignments (which is weird because she has her degree in communications...) She wasn't terrible, but she wasn't the best either. Easy A overall

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty cool, funny professor! Course includes short lectures and watching videos as speech examples. Clear grading guidelines and there wasn't much homework. Speeches will be an easy A as long as you follow the guidelines. There are a few big speeches and impromptu speeches for the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. D is great! Her lectures are engaging & her guidelines are clear. She gave us her personal number so I always got a pretty quick response. As long as you meet the participation guidelines (3 meaningful comments a week) and practice your speech, it's a breeze. There's a "textbook" but I didn't use it much, just took few notes in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I'm not a fan of public speaking but this class makes it easy. She is really laid back and gives lots of opportunity for you to speak so 1-2 small comments per class are sufficient for participation points. You can use notecards for all the speeches and she has clear guidelines for what she's looking for. Just show effort and you'll do great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took this class Fall 2021: 
The heaviest parts about this class are the speech outlines rather than the speeches themselves. Amazing class she has been one of the best professors so far and I would highly recommend her over any other public speaking professors. As long as you put effort into your speeches, nervousness doesn't bring your grade down.