The phrase "a speech given to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a speech that is delivered to a specific audience or group.
Example: "The professor delivered a speech given to the students about the importance of academic integrity."
Alternatives: "a speech addressed to" or "a speech presented to".
The following text is adapted from a speech given to the 2012 Whiting Award winners.
This is an extract from a speech given to the Royal Television Society on Wednesday.
By Jeffrey Eugenides December 21 , 2012The following text is adapted from a speech given to the 2012 Whiting Award winners.
Back in 2014, with a general election looming, the prime minister pledged to end this inequality in a speech given to the Relationships Alliance summit.
In a speech given to the Evangelical Alliance in London today, the Archbishop said today's society had evolving views about sexuality and that many younger people perceived opposition to gay marriage as "plain wrong".
In a speech given to around 40 party activists gathered with yellow Liberal Democrat-branded paraphernalia, Nick Clegg repeated his party's central campaign message, that they provide a safe alternative to the extremes of the Conservative and Labour parties.
When I wrote this, I suggested it as a private speech given to the Republican congressional leadership.
In a speech given at Allahabad to a League session in 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal called for a state for Muslims in India.
But President Bush's rhetoric — most recently, in a series of speeches given to shore up faltering public support — remains resolute.
"So God Made a Farmer" was the name given to a speech given by the radio broadcaster Paul Harvey at a 1978 Future Farmers of America convention.
This column is based on a speech given by Prof. Steven M. Davidoff to a conference hosted by Institutional Shareholder Services on corporate governance.
