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About half the population consider themselves to have a shy personality, but most of us feel shyness in certain situations. Although some people may display outward signs of shyness such as blushing and being tongue-tied, shyness isn\\u2019t always visible to others; a surprising number of extroverts and performers are shy. Edwina Pitman examines what it means to be shy and attitudes towards shyness.

Professor Susie Scott, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex\\nKristie Poole, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University\\nProfessor Joe Moran, Professor of English and cultural history at Liverpool John Moores University and author of Shrinking Violets, A Field Guide to Shyness \\nSylvie Guillem, Ballet Dancer\\nSusan Cain, Author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking\\nMembers of The London Shyness Social Group\\nProfessor Yiyuan Xu, Professor of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Presented and produced by Edwina Pitman\\nEditor: Richard Knight

(Photo: Woman wearing paper bag. Credit: Stock Photo / Getty Images)