Why Are They Asking Me To Introduce Myself?
When you meet someone new at work, you follow a well-established ritual: a handshake, a status assessment, a few words of chit-chat, and then you sit down and get down to business. This ritual is simple for both introverts and extroverts. Extraverts have a distinct advantage in social situations and even at work-related events (such as conferences). Extraverts are naturally “people-people,” so they easily start and join conversations and find it easy to have fun.
Introverts, on the other hand, frequently struggle in social situations. To introverts, approaching someone and starting a conversation or barging into an ongoing discussion seems strange. Introverts linger in the corners, nursing their drinks because there is no ritual. Introverts are often nervous when they introduce themselves, making them socially awkward. While introverts are unlikely to feel as calm as extroverts, they can interrupt their edgy inner dialogue.