Hey guys,

New to the game here, trying to expand my social circuit, but i have one massive sticking point. I can open fine, but once ive run through my opener i just totally freeze up, im not nervous i just have no idea what to say.

This happens with anyone, guys and girls, and im having real problems making real friends because i can never go far enough to get to know them. At the moment im just relying on old school friends to go out, but i still havent really befriended anyone yet.

If anyone has any ideas on what i can do to get past this id be really greatful : )

Make a cheat-sheet. Write out all the fun topics you can think of. Bring the paper out with you and presto. Problem solved.

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if you are really stuck then talk in a camp voice about some celebrity gossip or the sort of things in hello. Not recommended for mixed sets.

When your out in public chit chat with random people and talk about anything. It can be the weather or how long the line is taking to order your coffee what ever. The more you do this the better off you will be when it comes to drawing upon topics to talk about when you run out of things to say.

Try to feather in a few DHV stories or routines to get you past your initial opener. Something even as simple as the Ring Finger routine can get you over the hump and past your opener.

Also, practice pushing conversations past the opener. If you run your opener dry, continue talking even with small stuff.

"How do you guys all know each other"
"Where are you all from"
"Did you see this recent movie that just came out?"

Any of these will test your conversational prowess and increase your skill at striking up small talk.

Best of luck,
~Spin