As someone that struggles with public speaking, I was really intimidated by taking this class, but this class changed that. Professor Hurwitz is really funny and makes lectures straight to the point. Total of three speeches, one response speech, and a final speech. There are three days of lectures and then three days of speeches and so forth until the final speech. What makes Professor Hurwitz different from all other professors is that he does not have slides during lectures and just gives lectures verbally and graded your speeches based on your improvement and not comparing your performance to other students. I did not write notes in this class which was different for me because everything was explained well and notes were not necessary. I recommend reaching out to him before each speech delivery to see if your speech is going on the right track. There are activities in class where you can earn extra credit toward your speech grades. Class participation is important and can easily get credit by giving feedback to students after their speech delivery. Overall, a very manageable class with a great professor.

I really liked this professor and this class. He was flexible with speech schedules and always helpful when we had questions, a super nice guy. The grade consisted of our 3 speeches. You don't get much direction for exactly what needs to be in each speech (like there is no rubric) which is a good thing and a bad thing because it gives you room to talk about what you want but can also make you feel a little lost if you are someone like me who likes alot of structure. Overall though if you participate by giving your classmates feedback on their speeches and you practice your speeches beforehand and make sure to implement the techniques you learn in class into your speeches it should be a pretty easy A.

At first, I was wary of choosing a professor that only had one Bruinwalk rating, albeit a great one, but I am so glad that I did. Professor Hurwitz is the kind of professor that prioritizes a student's learning over anything else. He understands that students have a life outside of his classroom that can be stressful at times and he is accommodating. He is a generally easy grader, but that does not mean that he does not provide critiques. The class is comprised of 4 speeches and Professor Hurwitz takes care in providing specific feedback to everyone so that they can improve on the next one. His class is an engaging and fruitful experience where genuine learning is the goal (in contrast to other classes...comm 10). I genuinely hope that he is able to teach more classes of comm 1 and eventually more classes in the Communications department so that more students can reap the benefits of his teaching.

This is my favorite professor and class i have ever taken!! You only need to do 3-4 speeches during the whole quarter. I wish he taught other classes!

So much to say with such little space. As a student who is at a constant battle with herself in terms of what to pursue and how she wants to make her mark on the world, Professor Hurwitz's class has taken me through this fulfilling journey that has allowed me not only the opportunity to solidify my hopes of academic pursuit and strength as a student, but has also shown me the importance of open-mindedness and personal confidence. Though Comm 1 is generally a course that welcomes students with interest of taking the major, I needed the course different requirement. Undoubtedly my favorite course I have taken so far and 10/10 would take it again. Only critique is I wished Professor Hurwitz taught more classes as his engagement and commitment to student success is outstanding. I never give professor evaluations but I had to for this lass, and I hope that is taken into consideration.