Reviews of professor Ryan Rigda

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Rigda was pretty good overall. He's a tough grader on speeches but he gives solid feedback so you know what to work on for the next one. He gives good examples for most of the speeches but sometimes his expectations are a little unclear. Very funny and clearly tries his best to make his class enjoyable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Doctor Rigda was very nice and did very well at his job. The lectures were straight forward as well as the grading criteria. I feel as though he graded reasonably and gave good feedback on what you did well and also what you can improve on. I would 100% recommend him and would also take him again. There are only 4 speeches for the semester.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was my first ever comm class, so obviously I was nervous going into it. Professor Rigda was nice, and I have learned some things from his class, but overall it was just an ok-class. The lectured were pretty boring, and you had to participate in class discussions. His assignments are not too hard as long as you follow along with the notes.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class itself was fine. The majority of our 'public speaking' was done through recorded speeches. which wasn't entirely under his control. However, he does get an attitude over small things and can be quite passive aggressive at times. As long as you can handle a snappy email here and there, you should be fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Rigda's lectures were good. His tests were kind of difficult because at least half of the questions made you think in depth, plus the first two exams are timed, so there is not a lot of time to think about it. Also, when it comes to taking breaks during the speeches, he is very rigid about being back on time. At least he gave extra credit!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was a great prof and he's always open to help you. A lot of debates in front of the class, but they aren't too bad. His lectures don't cover everything so I would use the textbook for exams! Would take again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very tough grader, but gives good feedback to help you improve. Overall super cool guy would take again

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
very tough grader, expects too much out of students. there are 4 speeches throughout the course and you need to make sure eye contact, posture, gestures, and rate at which you talk are all 100% perfect. which I feel is a lot to ask of students especially if this is your first comm course and you have public speaking anxiety. don't recommend !!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Class was so easy. The material presented will be in the quizzes and tests given. The only thing that I feel bothers this professor is the people who miss class and give no effort towards assignments. Just attend class, take notes, study, and youll be fine.