Reviews of professor Richard Ortner

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Apprehensive about taking a Public Speaking course? If you're taking it with Richard, don't be. Not only will he do his best to ensure you're comfortable, he will truly give feedback which helps you improve. His lectures are relevant and structured, he is down-to-earth and accessible, and he is just the funniest, nicest guy. Definitely recommend!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
AWESOME PROFESSOR!! I highly recommend him for public speaking. I genuinely enjoy going to his class and he is so knowledgable on his topics it's truly impressive. You will not regret taking a class with Richard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Richard clearly cares about each of his students. He wants to help us change the world by being able to say what we want to say and to say it well. He focuses on each person to make sure they are confident standing up in front of the class and delivering their speeches. He is encouraging and kind and I'm really thankful I got to take his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was really nervous for this class and let Richard know and he was very caring and looked out for me. I did better than expected in his class and he let me know he was proud of how much i improved!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Public speaking with Ornter is a must take class. Hes a fun and caring guy, that understands public speaking isn't fun for everyone, but gives you the skills to be confident and good at it. Most of the grades come from the speeches and material relating to it, but he's by no means a hard grader. If you follow half the rubric your guaranteed a pass.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
he was funny and nice but the structure of the class and assignments was not really good. everything was way too rushed and gave me migranes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
really good teacher was funny and had a reasonable amount of work

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This was a class I wad scared of and professor Ortner made it so much fun! If you have the opportunity to take his class, do it! You will not regret it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Richard is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is funny and genuinely cares about his students. As long as you try in his class and show up you will pass. And pro tip, buy the textbook. It is only used for the final but it will guarantee you an A on it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Who likes public speaking? He understands this and is sensitive to the fact that everyone is nervous. He didn't grade hard at all. The quizzes were take home and open book. The readings aren't hard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Think public speaking is awful? So did I until Prof Ortner's class! He is absolutely sensational at what he does and relates the content to you personally. Not only is he a great teacher ,but a great person and will give you the confidence to feel/know you are capable of making a real impact with the power of your voice. MUST TAKE CLASS.