I am much more confident when addressing a group of people than I probably would have been had I never been a jw.
I agree fullofdoubtnow. I am not a very confident person, but being a jw made me become more of an extrovert, although deep down I am still that same shy, unconfident person. I guess it helped me to be an actress. Which helps me now when I go to the meetings, as it stops me from laughing outloud when I have to sit through all those boring talks.