The phrase "a speech held" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that a speech took place or was given at a specific event or location. Example: "The annual convention concluded with a speech held by the keynote speaker, highlighting the importance of innovation in the industry."
In a speech held on 4 May at The National Press Club in Washington DC, Cerf elaborated on this theory.
During interrogation he claimed to be an Anarchist and said he had been inspired to act after attending a speech held by Goldman.
(R9) The progress for stepping up these efforts gained momentum after a speech held by the Prime Minister at the General Assembly of the UN in 2010, where she committed to the education and deployment of 3000 midwives fulfilling international standards by 2015.
Barely a minute goes by between the time Mr. Obama — or a high-ranking member of his administration — makes a speech, holds a news conference or says something to a talk show host, and a team of young Republican House staffers, fueled by pizza and partisanship, punches back.
Taubira, in a memorable television moment, somewhat reminiscent of Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech, held a press conference to insist, "I did not lie … and I will not resign".
Taubira, in a memorable television moment, somewhat reminiscent of Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech, held a press conference to insist, "I did not lie … and I will not resign". In what seemed like an instant, the Hollande government had managed to turn a potential electoral bonanza into a liability.
He rose slowly, with a cane planted in the ground by one hand and a lengthy speech held in the other.
Even on Friday he read from a prepared speech held chest-high, often balancing it awkwardly in the same hand as his microphone.
Today's admission comes a day after Indian Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Manmohan Singh, in a hard-hitting speech, held 'official agencies' of the Pakistan government complicit in the Mumbai attack and accused Islamabad of having 'utilised terrorism as an instrument of state policy against India.'.
Dobbs, a sunny-tempered woman with a rapid-fire manner of speech, held her own; a recent graduate of Yale, she majored in English and wrote her thesis on Shakespeare and Joyce.
On Monday he appeared as a panelist at a seminar on free speech held in the European Parliament and organised by the Alliance of Liberals And Democrats for Europe.
