Reviews of professor Jay Hillis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Overall, Professor Hillis was an amazing speech professor. We had 2 major speeches and 3 exams. He graded the speeches very fair and actually was pretty lenient. The exams were kinda tough, lots of writing questions, but if you take good notes you will be fine! He really cares about his students and wants them to perform well!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hillis was such a great professor! He never failed to crack a joke during class and make the class laugh. He made COM 201 very fun! He wants to make sure each and every one of his students succeed and do well in what they do. If you need to take COM 201, I definitely recommend Professor Hillis!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Best professor at the University of North Alabama hands down. This is the only class I ever looked forward too just because of the professor. TAKE HIM!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's fun and will cut up with you. He grades really easy, too. Some of our assignments he graded on participation rather than by actual criteria and performance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hillis makes the environment very comfortable to speak in. This is the first time Ive been in a class where I talked to everyone. Gives helpful feedback after every speech. Doesnt make the class hard to pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Awesome teacher! Book was online and he was hilarious!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was the worst professor I have ever had. I ended up withdrawing from the class two weeks in. My grandmother ended up passing away during the first week of class, I made him aware of it yet he still counted all of my work as overdue, then equated a death in the family to "getting sick" and being irresponsible. Didn't help that he was sexist.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hollis is the best. I would definitely take his class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
If you have to take speech take him! His class was so fun and will make you laugh every time. His lectures were easy to follow along with and take notes on. Good feedback, lots of material on canvas, and pretty lenient with grading. He gives every opportunity to get points, wanted to make speech fun, and truly wanted us to succeed in his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Hillis is a great professor. He finds himself to be so funny, & sometimes he got a laugh out of us. Speeches are worth lots of points, so do your best in delivering. He gives great feedback. He gives bonus points too! I never bought the book, and I made A's and B's on the tests. Study b/c the test is made up of m/c & fill in the blank.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Willis is absolutely fantastic. He creates an amazing environment that demolishes the nerves that come with public speaking. He is an amazing teacher and mentor. I was terrified to take public speaking and he made the experience so fun and made my class so enjoyable.