I meant to post something on this a few days ago but didn't get round to it, I've actually had work to do!

Awesome that you're not worried about crashing and burning. You're realising yourself not just from people telling you that the more you do it the easier it will get and you won't get in your own head as much either.

K's advice is good as always about being talked over. I think because we are taught to be polite and let others have their say we go to far and be overly polite and deferential to them.