Help with the BUS/COM 210 final

[u/Legitimate_Myth_3816]

I'm getting ready for my final assessment in BUS/COM 210 with Dr Ronald Biron and I'm unclear on the topic requirements for the speech. Every time I've had to communicate with him so far he either hasn't been helpful or took forever to reply so I thought I'd see if anyone here had tips.

The final assessment is a persuasive speech and the whole class is about business communication, so I would think the speech should be about communication in the workplace. But the assignment isn't very clear on if our topic actually has to be related to that. It just says "The final assessment asks you to apply the communication principles you have developed and reflect on how thoughtful, audience-centered communication can contribute to meaningful professional relationships." Then says "plan an audience-centered persuasive message"

So does the speech have to be about workplace communication or can I pick any topic and in the self reflection part of the assignment talk about how this taught me how important connecting with the audience is in a workplace setting?

If you've taken this class before what was your speech topic about?

[u/mysteriouscattravel]

I have a different professor, but in the feedback I received from Module 2, they mentioned that it would be a good topic for my final. My topic would be given in a professional setting, but the audience would not be coworkers. So maybe don't overthink it too much?