Struggling to Contribute Ideas and Understand Conversations in Meetings?
Hi,
I am a very introverted person and have always been average academically. I have been working as a software engineer at a large MNC for the past 10 years.
Even after all this time, I still don’t feel confident in meetings, especially when many people are attending or when senior leaders are present. I often feel like I process conversations slowly and struggle to contribute ideas during important discussions or problem-solving sessions.
I also find it difficult to stay focused throughout conversations and feel that I lack problem-solving ability, specially deep thinking on a topic. I can usually think through the first layer of a problem or solution, but I struggle to go beyond that.
Sometimes after the meeting (15-30 minutes), many ideas start coming in my mind which I could have shared in the meeting
Has anyone been in a similar situation and managed to improve themselves over time?
Sometimes, I feel it's because of less intelligence