Susan Picillo is a Communication Studies professor at Northeastern University rated 3.8/5 by 148 students, with 3.15/5 difficulty and 69.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Susan Picillo professor reviews and ratings: 3.8/5 from 148 student reviews at Northeastern (69.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
She reminded me of an elementary school teacher/mom and tried to be inspirational. Was a picky grader (esp with the outlines) and even speeches that we generally thought were fine she would have criticism over (you should speak reaally slow). Listening to other people's stories was interesting though. Be prepared for possible trauma dumps.COMM1511 2024-03-11 23:44:43 +0000 UTC
Professor P seems very sweet at first but can get a bit cold later in the semester. She does have clear favorites where she gives 100s to every time and everyone else is left to the A/B range. Overall a low stress class if you enjoy public speaking. No homework ever but you do need to make sure you practice your stories.COMM1155 2023-12-06 18:49:10 +0000 UTC
Love Prof. P, she is so caring and thoughtful. I grew as a speaker and my confidence in general. I loved going to class and I was able to learn so much about my classmates. However, final grades were a bit arbitrary. She isnt clear on the criteria for your final grade and didnt seem to always stick to the way the syllabus laid out the grading.COMM102 2018-12-19 22:34:51 +0000 UTC
Miss P is a goddess! the most encouraging woman i have ever met. she is an amazing professor and an easy grader, she just wants you to thriveCMN1230 2016-01-12 23:38:32 +0000 UTC
I took Presentation, Style & Professional Communication with Professor Picillo and absolutely loved her. She is hilarious, passionate, and always makes class fun by singing and encouraging students to get creative with projects. Learned a lot from her and would take another course with her again in a heartbeat.COMM 2015-01-21 22:39:41 +0000 UTC
Piccillo is the woman! She dances and sings! She grades fairly hard for no reason, but really cares about the students and works to make us better. We had so much fun in this class: I'll never forget it! I would recommend anyone take her Oral Interp Class, but I heard that the Public Speaking can be a bit tedious (mostly due to the subject matter)COMM3511 2011-05-05 09:52:06 +0000 UTC
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! She really knows what she is talking about and has a great style of teaching to go along with her entertaining personality. Take her classes.CMNU312 2009-09-03 14:04:55 +0000 UTC
class is always entertaining like she is. enthusiastic and has lots of public speaking/teaching experience. lectures can get boring and repititive. best class time is spent doing speeches/receiving feedback. one of my favorite professorsCOMU120 2008-12-17 13:19:31 +0000 UTC
Public Speaking is never fun, but you don't actually have to give that many speeches. I took Speech in highschool and did more work than I did in this class. She's very energetic and outgoing, and every other class she'll do this weird leg kick as she twists her body and make a noise like "waaah!" or say "whoa!", it kept me awake and laughing.CMNU120 2008-08-22 23:58:11 +0000 UTC
Great teacher, great woman. I seek out classes that Ms. P is teaching. Whether or not you are enjoying the material, you enjoy her as a person and (unlike my other classes) I actually dont mind getting out of bed for this one. She keeps everything interesting, lively, upbeat, and most importantly, even the most dull is FUN with this professor.CMNU402 2008-07-25 12:45:15 +0000 UTC
One of the best professors at the School. Every Comm student should take a class with Ms. P.COMM999 2008-06-18 19:10:04 +0000 UTC
She is my favorite professor as of now. Really nice, and ready to help you. but really, work to earn her respect. Don't get behind!CMN112 2007-01-29 17:57:19 +0000 UTC
Very fun, energetic, crazy. She is hilarious but very serious about her classes- you will learn alot but you also will be challenged. V&A has some very hard exams, but if you practice speaking you'll be fine. Presentation, Style, and Communication is also easy if you practice and rehearse. Just about the best Comm prof I've had, period.CMN301 2006-12-13 12:43:01 +0000 UTC
If you don't want to get better at public speaking don't take the class. You do have to prove to her that you can improve, and actually work. It can be simple and easy, you just have to make it that way. She's very impactful, and truely cares about students. She is a little crazy, but it's what makes her so great.CMN402 2006-12-05 14:54:41 +0000 UTC
She's reaaaally out there. Be careful...she seems like an easy grader but she's not. Even if the class seems easy it probably wont be with her.VOICEANDARTIC 2006-03-30 16:08:29 +0000 UTC
Susan Picillo has an average rating of 3.8/5 from 148 student reviews. 69.0% of students said they would take them again.
Susan Picillo's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.15/5 based on student reviews.
Susan Picillo has taught COMM1511, COMM3450, COMM2312 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.