Hey guys, new to /r/seduction so bare with me. I'm 21 y/o and have been on a dry spell for quite some time now. Getting older, I am quickly starting to realize I will have to start dating again. So I wanted some tips from you guys on how to successfully converse with women?

Entering the bar game this year, cold approaching girls have been one of my biggest fears and I still have yet to go through with it because I feel like I don't know what to converse about. I'm confident in approaching and introducing myself but I'm just terrified of the awkwardness that may ensue if the conversation turns to shit.

When at a bar and you approach a girl (lets say a bar at school) and you introduce yourself. What should the conversation entail? Obviously the small talk like "what year are you in", "what are you studying", etc... How do you continue the conversation beyond the small talk? If your flirting with the girl what kind of things should you converse about with the girl? And from there how do you escalate into taking her home with you?

Also any tips for picking up girls at the bar would be helpful.