what if your shy?

Im doing a course at queen mary, well i just started and all i hear is "you must particpate in seminars" "you must discuss & debate" etc etc

Im extremely shy and hate talking infront of people whether it be 20 or 2,

any one experienced this? Are there any problems if you dont participate in seminars and such?

Well I hope your shyness doesn't make you unsociable but from the seminars I've had you really don't have to say anything at all, I know some people who just sit there and don't say anything the whole time although the only problem is that in one of my seminars we've been told that some time during this semester we'd have to do a presentation in front of the 5 other people plus the professor but I haven't heard anything about that since


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Maths student?

And I'm guessing so are you?

Perhaps..
How are you finding lectures so far?

And I hope we don't hear about the presentation thing again, not particularly looking forward to that..

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