Western Kentucky University / T / Blair C. Thompson

Dr. Thompson is an awesome teacher. We used the Comm Theory App that he co-wrote instead of a textbook. There are three application papers which are cake, one big paper, and three exams (although we had snow days so we only had two tests). He also decided that if anyone had an A before the final test, you didn't have to take it which was awesome. I learned a lot in this class and he's super cool and is very good about answering questions either in person or by email. Highly recommend Dr. Thompson!

This course was a refreshing change from the usual lecture intensive classes. There are many in-class activities that allow you to see the materials in the course come alive through real world applications. After a couple of the class activities, most students feel comfortable to participate which makes for the ideal collage class atmosphere that many courses (and their professors) have a difficult time achieving. The exams aren't difficult as long as you pay attention and participate, and the speeches are fun for both the speaker and the audience. The student is allowed to chose any topic they want for the informative speech while the persuasive speech must be chosen from a list. Either way, people seem to find ways to make them entertaining. There is a seven page research paper due at the end of the semester so starting on it early would be the smart thing to do (unlike my choice of procrastinating). Overall, this class is fun, interesting, and gets a two thumbs up!

Dr. Thompson is the GREATEST public speaking teacher that there is. He seems really passionate about what he does, and it shows. Its not an easy class though. It's easy to get an A though, if you want to work at it. There are only 2 tests and we had to give 3 speeches. It's a great class. Mostly discussion. But he's the guy to take.

Dr. Thompson is always working to make the class better for his students, so you'll always be filling out evaluations or something like that. He doesn't grade hard on the speeches or papers, he's very prompt about returning emails and graded things, and overall he's just a really good professor.

Most of what you do will be participation... you'll need the book to study for the class but other than that you almost don't even need to read the chapters! You learn a LOT in this class though!

This class was nothing like what I thought it would be. We gave five speeches, and you really improve through it all. Dr. Thompson is very helpful if you have questions. There was not a final for this class we gave our last speech and didn't meet during finals week.

Dr. Thompson is the most phenomenal speech teacher ever! I absolutely love haivng him and I look forward to having more classes with him! He is excellent!