SilentAndShy
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I've been in my job for three years and for as long as I can remember, I've always been shy and anxious. But I do like and am grateful for the job I have as it has provided its challenges and stressful periods (most if it linked to dealing with difficult customers on the phone and in person)
However, I feel I struggle to express myself in meetings. I was in a meeting today and there were moments when I was being asked something and I tended to get nervous and barely say anything expansive. If I did have an idea, I tended to keep quiet.
It's a normal pattern, in a meeting of Board, I minute-take and even though I'm fairly amenable to members outside of meetings, in that environment when they are all together I end up fake laughing on the lighter moments, taking my notes and it feels unnatural being there and trying to act confident.
I try to improve and want to be more comfortable but I've still not mastered it despite being in my job for three years. In a smaller group, I'd say I'm OK but meetings of 8-9 people I just go into my shell mainly and hope I'm not going to be thrown a question I can't answer.
Any tips appreciated.
However, I feel I struggle to express myself in meetings. I was in a meeting today and there were moments when I was being asked something and I tended to get nervous and barely say anything expansive. If I did have an idea, I tended to keep quiet.
It's a normal pattern, in a meeting of Board, I minute-take and even though I'm fairly amenable to members outside of meetings, in that environment when they are all together I end up fake laughing on the lighter moments, taking my notes and it feels unnatural being there and trying to act confident.
I try to improve and want to be more comfortable but I've still not mastered it despite being in my job for three years. In a smaller group, I'd say I'm OK but meetings of 8-9 people I just go into my shell mainly and hope I'm not going to be thrown a question I can't answer.
Any tips appreciated.