“You have to experience Dr. Finn in class before you really get that public speaking can be fun. Thanks for how much you care about your students!”

“Thank you, Dr. Finn, for all your help in COMM 100. I lost (most of) my fear in 15 weeks.”

“You convinced me that public speaking is an important skill I’ll need all through life. Thanks for getting me started early.

“Thanks for teaching me that ‘effective communication starts with a focus on the audience’.”

“Dr. Finn, you are the best professor I’ve had at George Mason. Thanks for a great semester!”

“You made it fun to come to class.”

“Thanks for a very interesting semester. Lots of things will stick with me. Thanks for explaining them.”

“The best part was how much we practiced. I really liked the Toastmasters assignment.”

“I came into public speaking with a lot of worries and I must say most of them are manageable now – thanks to you!”

“Dr. Finn, I really enjoyed your class this semester. Your energy helped make the whole thing a pleasant and useful class.”

“I can honestly say I didn’t expect much from public speaking class. Your class was a nice surprise, I learned a lot about how to handle myself in front of people.”

“Dr. Finn, thank you for a great semester. You really care about your students and helped us in so many ways.”

“I’ll always remember your explanation about why ‘it’s never personal’.”

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Patricia Fripp
Professional Speaker, Executive Speech Coach

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Craig Valentine, MBA
Motivational Speaker, Speak Coach,
and the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking

Mary Cheyne
Professional Speaker and
2009 World Champion of Public Speaking Runner-up

Faly Gueye
T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard University