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What you see with me is a careful treading about the social setting so that I don't step on any land mines. It's forced.
If I have a role, or have to be on stage, I kick ass. I've emceed several events where I spoke in front of hundreds of people, with just a few notes, and totally blew them away. But when I sat down at the table to eat dinner afterwards... nothing, I was spent and couldn't manage simple conversation.
I'm much better than I used to be though, and these days I can generally get on with anyone slightly less introverted than myself.
In previous jobs I was put into positions where I had to instantly get on with many others and take control of situations and stuff, and I folded like a house of cards, it was so painful.
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