Reviews of professor Stephen Torres

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
stay away from this guy and the classes he teaches. such a shame for Sutardja Center to have someone like Stephen Torres.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
You give about 5 speeches in Professor Torres' class and he's with you every step of the way. He has occasional lecture days, but they're short and to-the-point. He gives plenty of warm-up exercises and dedicates a few days to group activities. I hate giving speeches but if I had to take this class again it would be with this guy 10/10

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
i don't recommend

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unclear grading system, but thats part of the challenge. Stephen is a lecturer who loves talking. Its very hard to follow the class, but, you learn some good stuff. But, unless you are pretty advanced in your field and what some startup experience, its not very worth it. On the other hand, You get to meet some great people and mentors.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He has an acting back ground and he really cares about how well you do on speaking. He would help you through making a script on the speeh and grade you based on how well the speech was. Overall he's a pretty chill professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This guy is probably the worst professor I had at Cal. He is very self-centered and dogmatically drills into your head about his 'learnings'. Like dude, you are not a big deal. Grading was extremely unfair, he left it up to the TAs. That doesn't turn out well when the TA doesn't like you (from prior experiences). I got my grade downgra last minute

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Steve was one of the best professors I've ever had. Super laid back, kind, and always gave good feedback and advice before and after speeches were due. Had one speech due every other week, with a few easy assignments in between. He even gave free extra points on the last speech "for surviving speech class". Super easy and enjoyable class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
AMAZING teacher, he's an actor too! Idk why he has bad reviews, both my sister and I took him and he is fun! This was a course during the pandemic and there weren't any zoom meetings which I like. He is very funny and gives the BEST FEEDBACK ever. you only do 5 speeches and they are very easy. You can always talk about what you want.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professors has a big ego with nothing to give in return. Always picking on students putting them on the spot and making them feel bad. He overhyped himself wayy to much. If you would like a class with a self centered professor who teaches entrepreneurship on the side then I definitely recommend his class. A V O I D

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Torres was perhaps one of the best professors I have ever had at Cal. His lectures were not only extremely useful, applicable to the modern world and focused but also extremely entertaining. He expects a lot from his students, but knows how to reward them as well. Inspiring professor, amazing lectures and truly a caring individual.