You arrive early enough to choose almost any seat, then take the same place near the back. It feels less visible, although you know you will spend the session leaning forward to hear and trying to see around somebody's shoulder.
Ask what you want the seat to do. You may need a clear view, an accessible route, space for a mobility aid or an easy exit. Those practical needs deserve more attention than a habit formed around being unobtrusive.
If a different place would help, choose it while the room is still settling. You do not need to explain a preference for seeing or hearing clearly. If access arrangements are involved, contact the organizer ahead of time where possible and confirm what is available.
Visibility can feel unfamiliar without being harmful. You may notice yourself more in the first few minutes, then become absorbed in the event. Let that possibility exist without demanding that the discomfort vanish before you move.
There is no rule that the front is always better. Some people genuinely prefer an edge seat, and particular environments call for different arrangements. The experiment is to choose based on your needs rather than automatically surrendering the most useful place to an imagined more entitled attendee.
If the new seat does not work, adjust when it is appropriate and considerate to do so. Avoid turning a small choice into a challenge you must endure to prove that you are changing.
Think about visibility, sound and movement before deciding where confidence is supposed to sit. The front may help you see a demonstration, while an aisle or a seat farther back may better meet another practical need. Ask about the layout if it matters. The useful seat is the one that supports participation for you, not the one that looks most visibly brave to someone watching the room.
Treat the choice as an experiment for that session. Notice whether you follow more easily, feel distracted or have trouble moving when needed. You can choose differently next time. If the teacher regularly invites the front row into activities and you would rather observe first, that is relevant information too. There is no requirement to turn a seating preference into a permanent statement about the kind of person you intend to become.
After the session, notice whether participation was easier. Could you follow the discussion, see the demonstration or ask a question without struggling? That practical evidence matters more than where a confident person is supposedly meant to sit. Taking up a suitable place in a room can be a very ordinary form of self-advocacy, with no dramatic declaration required.
A little more room to be yourself.