Passion Fruit Speech

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TITLE: Exotic Fruit, what is your purpose? SPECIFIC SPEECH PURPOSE: At the end of my speech, my audience should be able to know and understand what the passion fruit is, where it was originated and its different benefits. THESIS STATEMENT: Different uses and benefits of the passion fruit. INTRODUCTION ATTENTION STEP “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, a common quotation we always hear since we were in grade school which means that fruits and vegetables are good for our health. CLARIFICATION STEP Apples, oranges, mangos, grapes are some of the fruits we usually know and eat. One day, my attention was caught when I saw on television a documentary about this exotic fruit called passion fruit. I discovered that…show more content…
Passion fruit acquired its name from Spanish missionaries. 2. There are many other passiflora species spread widely around the globe B. Passion fruit have two different kinds. 1. The purple passion fruit is there preferred for consuming fresh. 2. The yellow is for juice processing and the making of preserves. C. Passion fruits need to be harvested and stored properly. 1. Ripe fruits fall to the ground and will roll in between mounded rows 2. The fruits should be collected in lugs or boxes, not in bags. 3. Under ripe yellow passion fruits can be ripened and stored at certain temperature and relative humidity, as well as the ripe ones. II. Passion fruit was an uncommon fruit but it has many uses. A. Passion fruit was very helpful to human body and has many health benefits. 1. Passion fruit has dietary fibers that aid digestion. 2. Passion fruit has antioxidant property. 3. Passion fruit reduces cancer, lowers blood pressure and help to lose weight. B. The different parts of passion fruit also have many other uses. 1. The rinds are chopped, dried, and combined with molasses as cattle or pig feed. 2. The seeds yield oil which is similar to sunflower and soybean oil and accordingly has edible as well as industrial

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