Marianne Pellechia - University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Professor: Marianne Pellechia

Department: Communication

College: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. P was a great professor! I became a better public speaker in her class and her feedback was always constructive and helpful. I would take her course again in a heartbeat. You have to work for the A, but it is not too difficult to achieve.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Marianne was a fantastic professor! She's quirky but truly cares about her students. The class consists of three speeches and a final group project. For the speeches, make sure to follow the outline template! And the final group project is pretty easy. Take her! You'll learn a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Marianne is a very good teacher, she truly cares what she is teaching and that comes across. This class is definitely not an easy A but it will make you a better public speaker. There's never really an easy day in the class, expect to do work everyday. Overall I can say this class was worth taking as I learned a lot of useful information.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Pellechia is very nice and approachable! The 3 speeches, attendance, and participation matters most. As long as you follow her guidelines for the speeches and show improvement over time (especially not reading from notes), you will be fine. At the end, we did an assignment on interviewing that really helped and was very useful. Great course!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's a really nice lady! She's clear about what she wants: participation, attendance and speeches that follow her guidelines. As long as you follow what she says to do you will get an A! Attendance is taken every class. She gives good feedback on speeches and there was one take home test.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I would recommend taking Marianne. She's very nice, and the criteria for speeches are very clear. As long as you go to class, and your speeches fit the time window she requires you should get an A. She'll even write you a recommendation letter, and gave our class Airheads at the end of the semester which I thought was awesome.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's a very nice lady, i think that she has made her class easier over the years because i have talked to people who took her in the past. She is very strict about attendance which is not that big of a deal as long as you show up. She is also very strict on grading your speeches, don't go over time or under time. She hates that.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Marianne is a very sweet lady. The speeches were relatively easy and she grades very fairly. Class participation is definitely a big part of your grade. In between speeches she tried to give lectures but it's all pretty self-explanatory, so it was very boring.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Speeches make up the majority of the class. She takes them very seriously and loves creative topics. Would take her again although she is very soft-spoken and sometimes doesn't get her point across very well. Lectures are boring. Take her!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mrs. Marianne is a really nice lady and she genuinely cares about her students! Her grading criteria and expectations are crystal clear and as long as you follow her directions you will do fine. She also gives good feedback to help you improve. She doesn't use a textbook so don't worry about buying one! Good professor and easy class if you try.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is very helpful when you need it, but you have to work for your grade. She's very quiet to be a public speaking teacher so it's easy to ignore her but I still did fine. She is very nice and easy to work with.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Pellechia is a nice person. However, she grades harshly on the speeches, so practicing beforehand is a must in order to do well. Lesson learned.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is pretty hard for a speech class. She expects A LOT and attendance in mandatory. However, she is very helpful and big on improvement. I learned a lot and if she sees you trying, she will help you out

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I did what she asked and somehow managed to make an average grade. She is a bad public speaker for a speaking class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She works very hard to help you learn, and she expects you to reciprocate. Speeches take a lot of time, but if you put in the work, you'll do fine. If you want to actually learn how to speak and act in a business atmosphere, take her. The class is time consuming but not too difficult. Be polite and diligent and you should get an A.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

not helpful, follow her templates and get b's. Doesn't clarify anything. plays favorites.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Class is definitely difficult. I but a ton of work into all my speeches but in the end it hardly mattered, she actually grades on how well you give the speech. She's not a terrible teacher but she's pretty difficult.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is extremely clear with what she expects for each speech. Three speeches total. As long as you follow her directions it's a fairly easy A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really enjoyed her class, though at first I wasn't sure. She gave clear guidelines for speeches and grading policies. You have to put work into your speeches and be confident in delivery. Her lecture classes are boring, but if you print her powerpoints you will be fine!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SPCH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is a very nice teacher. The speeches were time consuming, but it is the reason you are in class. She is very particular but clear one what she wants in the speeches. Follow what she tells you and practice the speeches and it is not hard to get an A.