Reviews of professor Robert Burns

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have had Professor B for 2 courses: Public Speaking and Communication Fundamentals. So far he is THE best professor I have ever had. I will be starting my Senior year this fall. He truly has changed the way I speak/communicate. I gained my voice in his courses and overcame my stage fright. He knows how to teach and he is always engaging. Awesome!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
American Epidemic
Brother Burns is a good guy! I liked him a lot, but he his lessons were very different from the exams. We had a 50-question exams every other week about things I have never heard of. Just a rough class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Everyone needs to take The American Epidemic. I learned so much and was so inspired to make health and lifestyle changes. Bro. Burns does everything in his power to help you succeed. He does test reviews where he goes through the real test and rewords the questions to give you hints on what to study. Some days we played sports or wandered campus.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easily the best professor I've had at URI. Great lectures and feedback and a genuinely good guy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Brother Burns is a great professor. He makes class enjoyable and is always available to help outside of class time. Very little homework was assigned and he gave us a lot of useful tools to help us with our exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Thank you, Professor, for helping me in your Public Speaking course. I have suffered with extreme speech anxiety & tried the course with others and could not do it. I did it with you! Your 7 Ps of Speech Anxiety Reduction & non-threatening critiques made all the difference. I would recommend him to anyone at URI!...especially those who are afraid!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easily one of my all-time favorite teachers. An amazing storyteller who tells inspiring life stories that are extremely helpful and intriguing. Always offers to help with anything that you need whether school related or not. Would be willing to drop almost anything to lend you assistance. I wish Professor Burns could teach all of my classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Just finished & came to say "thanks" Prof. B! But I took u under duress: my parents had u 22 years ago & told me I MUST take u! Then my Dept Chair told me I MUST take u! Why? I am REALLY shy and afraid of public speaking. They said u could help me! U did! I LOVED your course! And when I got Covid, u gave me empathy & help. Everyone should take you!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was never a great student but in Prof Burns' course I became one. I learned so much about communication and also learned how to apply it. I also received a job offer because of his letter of recommendation (the person who hired me had Prof. Burns 8 years ago!) and I am no longer afraid of speaking. It was my BEST experience at URI! GREAT TEACHER!