SilentAndShy
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So there was an impromptu event taking place at where I volunteer, an event to recognise an awards ceremony held and the nominees/winners present.
I was invited along which I went to. I went there to write up the event for our website and to try and mingle with the winners to ask for a further story we could do with them.
I sat on a table with one of the winners and struck up a conversation, albeit slowly and without major confidence but reserved.
The event finished and there was a networking session. I got details of the winner of the table I was sat at and then recognised one across the room. She was on her own (no way I would have gone over had she been busy with other people) and I walked over, stumbled abit and introduced myself and got on with my pitch. She was lovely and genuine. But the room was loud in conversation so I wasn't as focused in my listening but tried to keep the conversation going. I shook hands and got her details. Lovely. Just one last one I thought.
I walked over and the winner, who was shy himself, said it should be fine and to speak to his supervisor. OK. She was standing near him so I went over, and introduced myself in the hubble of the noise and her face went abit blank and she said, "Sorry, who are you?"
At this stage, I felt my tie was suddenly converging around my neck even more, I felt all uncomfortable and I felt like I was blushing (I'm South Asian so probably hard to tell) and my skin felt *****ly. Luckily my supervisor interjected, made a quirky remark and I carried on with my pitch although it wasn't smooth as the one before.
On the one hand, I believed it was a good experience to get used to these situations but on the other, I thought I guess I didn't look natural as other people do networking in a busy room. I stuttered abit, and meh, just wish I'd been more calm and relaxed but it's hard when I've never done this sort of thing in a personal or professonal capacity because I'm very shy.
Thoughts and advice hugely appreciated.
I was invited along which I went to. I went there to write up the event for our website and to try and mingle with the winners to ask for a further story we could do with them.
I sat on a table with one of the winners and struck up a conversation, albeit slowly and without major confidence but reserved.
The event finished and there was a networking session. I got details of the winner of the table I was sat at and then recognised one across the room. She was on her own (no way I would have gone over had she been busy with other people) and I walked over, stumbled abit and introduced myself and got on with my pitch. She was lovely and genuine. But the room was loud in conversation so I wasn't as focused in my listening but tried to keep the conversation going. I shook hands and got her details. Lovely. Just one last one I thought.
I walked over and the winner, who was shy himself, said it should be fine and to speak to his supervisor. OK. She was standing near him so I went over, and introduced myself in the hubble of the noise and her face went abit blank and she said, "Sorry, who are you?"
At this stage, I felt my tie was suddenly converging around my neck even more, I felt all uncomfortable and I felt like I was blushing (I'm South Asian so probably hard to tell) and my skin felt *****ly. Luckily my supervisor interjected, made a quirky remark and I carried on with my pitch although it wasn't smooth as the one before.
On the one hand, I believed it was a good experience to get used to these situations but on the other, I thought I guess I didn't look natural as other people do networking in a busy room. I stuttered abit, and meh, just wish I'd been more calm and relaxed but it's hard when I've never done this sort of thing in a personal or professonal capacity because I'm very shy.
Thoughts and advice hugely appreciated.