If you're shy, a way to get a raise that might sound easier is to back it up with data, in a written format.
This allows you to prepare it well (which avoids the "losing the track") and helps by adding a backbone to what you are saying. Hopefully that gives you more confidence to speak out.
* Made the release process 15% faster
* Implemented 4 new features that impacted 50k customers
* improved documentation ....
Whatever it is, make it yours and find things that matter to you.
It will also help you proud about it. It might sound a little formal, but having printed a one pager with a few bullets (or even a one page ppt) can help you find the confidence needed (and you won't feel like an imposter because it is rationally built).
Of course, adapt the method to something that will help you :), but it helped my shy gf a lot to have a strong foot against her more vocal boss :).
This allows you to prepare it well (which avoids the "losing the track") and helps by adding a backbone to what you are saying. Hopefully that gives you more confidence to speak out.
* Made the release process 15% faster * Implemented 4 new features that impacted 50k customers * improved documentation ....
Whatever it is, make it yours and find things that matter to you.
It will also help you proud about it. It might sound a little formal, but having printed a one pager with a few bullets (or even a one page ppt) can help you find the confidence needed (and you won't feel like an imposter because it is rationally built).
Of course, adapt the method to something that will help you :), but it helped my shy gf a lot to have a strong foot against her more vocal boss :).