Joel Hood

Senior speechwriter—American Medical Association

Sessions:

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• “She said what?” Mastering the art of the interview
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Joel Hood is senior speechwriter for the American Medical Association. He has been mining great stories as an award-winning journalist and speechwriter in Chicago for more than a decade. In his role at the AMA, Hood helps give voice to the most urgent health care issues facing our nation and counsels AMA leaders as they address diverse audiences around the world. He honed his writing and interviewing skills as a journalist covering politics, social issues and adventure at the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and other publications, and was a frequent collaborator on television, radio and digital projects. @joelhood