Reviews of professor Daniela Johnson-Rongstad

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Daniela is an awesome professor!!!!

She thoroughly guides you through the 4 mandatory speeches and does a lot of in-class activities to help you loosen up. She does require you to be there (2 excused absences for in-person). Overall she grades like any English teacher would but watch out for random pop quizzes (SUPER EASY BTW).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took Prof. Johnson-Rongstad online, basically filmed videos of our speeches and sometimes for discussion boards to practice our skills. Make sure to follow directions on speeches or you will lose points. Daniela is very easy to reach through text so don't be afraid to reach out! She is very detailed and thorough when giving feedback for speeches.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
PHENOMENAL. Every assignment serves a purpose & teaches valuable skills to help you succeed in class and the real world. I appreciated the way she structured the course. Her feedback alone shows how dedicated she is to helping her students succeed; she highlights your strengths & areas that need improvement. By far one of the best professors at DVC

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I want to emphasize that she is approachable - not every professor takes feedback gracefully, but she truly wants us to be comfortable. The one time an issue came up (a quote on an older ppt had the outdated word for 'inuit') & a classmate let her know, she thanked them for the feedback and changed it right away! She is supportive & SO enthusiastic

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She literally texts your phone out of nowhere and expects you to respond fast. If you take a couple of hours to respond she gets mad. Doesn't believe you even if you are telling the truth, and might make you re-record your speeches for no reason. Very suspicious of her students in general. Her lectures are still pretty decent tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
4 speeches. Small assignments through the weeks. LOVED that she cares about students on a personal level. Fun activities, but if you do not show up, you do not get the points (class participation points). If you need this class, take it with her because she will never let you fail in speeches or activities. tons of extra credit. BEST PROFESSOR!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Daniela is a fantastic professor! Her Canvas page is organized and easy to read, and she is an understanding and caring prof. She wants to make better public speakers, so the feedback that she gives is great. 4 formal speeches that you post, and then peers look at them via discussion boards. A few other assignments but not too much work overall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gives great suggestions and clarifications of questions you have such as like comments she gave on your speech and so on. Also easy to reach -- you can text her! 
Participation matters in this class. So make sure you're in class to do activities--helps in your speeches. 
Miss class activities? You have a lot of opportunities to get extra credit!