I don't know about winning anything big per se, but I'm presuming that most of us are nerds who were awkward coming out of school, and became more relaxed in co

I don't know about winning anything big per se, but I'm presuming that most of us are nerds who were awkward coming out of school, and became more relaxed in conversation with practice. That is mostly a matter of feeling more at ease with yourself when other people are around. That in turn is a healthy thing in its own right, regardless of the presence or absence of specific material benefits.