Tue, Jul 14 · 6:00 PM EDT
Colourful Voices aims to provide a supportive space for both new and experienced speakers who want to practice a talk and get peer review feedback on it. It's an opportunity for attendees to both:
provide constructive feedback to the speakers, and
learn how different people approach public speaking for your own growth.
July's Colourful Voices event will be a preview of an upcoming presentation that Agile in Color Core Team member Nicole Spence-Goon is presenting at Agile 2026:
Leading Without the Titles: Influence Strategies for Technology Professionals
Technology professionals often lead organizational change without formal authority. This session explores proven influence strategies that enable technical leaders, project managers, and individual contributors to drive transformation, mentor stakeholders, and deliver sustainable improvements. Drawing on enterprise-scale experience, you will learn practical techniques for building consensus across organizational hierarchies—from senior executives to distributed teams—while maintaining a collaborative leadership approach. The session also addresses the unique challenges of influencing across multiple directions within complex organizations.
Learning Objectives:
Apply strategic influence techniques to engage effectively with organizational leaders;
Strengthen relationship-based leadership to influence peers, colleagues, and client partners; and
Expand your impact beyond individual contribution by acting as a multiplier within your organization.
