>>16407178Don't let the conversation die. Ask questions and comment on what the other person said with your own experiences.
Find a common ground with the other person! It doesn't have to be about anything personal, at first, but eventually you should be able to find some personal common ground (ex. Background, values, etc.)
Ex.
I have this coworker who doesn't do anything but study and play videogames. He also has no friends, but at work he is well liked and is always laughing and joking with everybody else. He doesn't have a lot of life experiences (never jad a gf, never went clubbing/bars, never traveled, doesn't go out with friends, etc.) but he is still able to make people laugh and can keep a conversation going.
My point is that you don't need to be always out and experiencing new things to be interesting, you just need to be able to follow the flow of the conversation and add value to it with your own perspective.
Also, make sure you practice being around people because that is really what makes you a great conversationalist. You won't be perfect the first few times, but you will get better as time goes by! I was also an awk. conversationalist at first, but because I work at Starbucks, I was forced to talk to people, which GREATLY helped.
Good luck anon!
