Hey all, I have been reading about this stuff for a while now and have only tried 3 approaches. I get extremely nervous and shaky just thinking about approaching a girl so I was thinking about starting small and working my way up; from walking past a girl and smiling at her, to eventually saying hi, and finally making an approach.

This is a ridiculous question and I'm sorry that I'm so uninformed about social awareness but, how do I smile at a girl when she walks past? By this I mean, is it just as simple as when we are walking past I should look at her eyes until she looks at me then give a smile? Or is it a case of look ahead and see if she looks as me then I smile at her? I know I'm over thinking this and that's my exact problem when I try to approach but any help would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks all.