In school, I didn't speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I might whisper it to my buddy and let him answer. I kept quiet.
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At one point in college I was so shy that I'd drop out of a class if asked to speak in front of other people.
When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.
I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent.
I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class.
I was very shy - I didn't speak to anyone outside of my family until the fourth grade.
I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.
I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut.
I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.
I went to a military school, so I'm always talking like 'Yes, sir,' or 'No, ma'am.' I was doing that even before military school, so I've always had it, I guess.
I was the shyest kid. I'd never speak, only if I had to. Honestly.
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