A class teacher calls a child to the front for a two-minute poem. The child knows every line at home, but in front of the class, the voice drops, the eyes fill up, and the words disappear. In another classroom, a pre-teen keeps the answer to themselves, even when they know it. At an annual day rehearsal, a teenager checks the stage list and quietly hopes their name is removed. These moments are often brushed aside as shyness. Yet for many children, they are early signs that s

Open with a relatable scenario — someone who is skilled but overlooked in meetings, promotions, or social settings because of how they present themselves, not what they know.