>>293040298
1. Don't overthink situations. People are too busy thinking about themselves to worry about you.

2. A conversation is a dance. You have to have interesting opinions, experiences and facts to share. And of course confidence. If you can practise enough of that you can have stimulating conversations with people about anything. Try starting with things you're interested in or a topic/subject a lot of people are discussing right now.

3. If you act too passive you will be ignored and part of the background. If you are too overconfident people will pick up on it, find a nice balance in the middle. You must be assertive in the conversation and ready to go back and fourth in the 'dance'. Taking the first step to being assertive is the hardest but once you do it you get used to it. It's like going up to a bar and ordering a drink. There will be others going up and ordering but you must be assertive to get that drink or someone will get it before you. 

4. Don't drink before, drink with others, like taking shots and finding drinking partners, its an easy bridge to bond with someone over. 

If you got any other questions feel free to ask. Also don't be afraid on joining conversation circules and listening until you have something you can contribute to the conversation. Its like fishing, when you feel you can put something in, wait for the right gap in the conversation to put your input in. If you interupt someone don't overhtink it and wait.