hold a press conference

Meaning

This phrase means to organize an official meeting where a company or public figure makes an announcement to journalists and answers their questions. It is used in formal public relations, crisis management, or corporate communications.

Examples

• The CEO decided to hold a press conference to address the recent merger.

  The CEO decided to hold a press conference to address the recent merger.

• We will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.

  We will hold a press conference tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.

• Instead of releasing a statement, the company chose to hold a press conference.

  Instead of releasing a statement, the company chose to hold a press conference.

• They had to hold a press conference to clarify the safety concerns regarding their product.

  They had to hold a press conference to clarify the safety concerns regarding their product.

• The government spokesperson will hold a press conference to explain the new regulations.

  The government spokesperson will hold a press conference to explain the new regulations.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The board decided to make a press conference next Monday.

  ✓ The board decided to hold a press conference next Monday.

  The correct verb collocation is 'hold' or 'host', not 'make'.

• ✗ We are going to do a press conference to announce the launch.

  ✓ We are going to hold a press conference to announce the launch.

  'Do' is too informal and grammatically incorrect. Use 'hold' for official meetings.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The tech giant will ___ tomorrow to unveil its latest artificial intelligence software.

  💡 Verb starting with 'h' + article + noun phrase for media events.

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  hold a press conference

• In times of crisis, it is often best to ___ to maintain transparency with the public.

  💡 To host an official meeting with journalists.

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  hold a press conference