Hey, so this is my first time posting something in here.

My question is how do I become more engaging in conversations? I am pretty good at it while texting though and there is nearly never a time where I cant think about anything to talk, but it gets different when I am in person. It is not like that Im being shy or anything, it is just that I dont know what to talk about when being with someone else. I want to break that barrier which prevents me from talking and need some suggestions on that.

So do you have any ideas on how I can get more talkative so there arent much of those „silence phases“ where both say nothing?

I dont know if it is worth mentioning but I am a calm guy, I do bring a lot of jokes though but I need to be more comfortable when meeting someone for the first time.