I don't think being shy makes you invisible when you do try to speak. I am a shy person in large groups, but when I have something to say everyone seems to respect me. I think it mostly has to do with what you're saying rather than how you act. Sometimes there are those people who talk a lot but it seems like nothing important comes out of their mouth.

Especially in my family when I usually sit in the background when my aunts, grandparents, and cousins quarrel. If Alyssa talks that means stfu and listen because they know that I rarely have something to say about their issues, but that I'm also not talking and instead observing from an outer perspective.