Great job . I suggest you now work on your approach anxiety . There are a ton of videos on YouTube to help you . Simply said , you start real simple , you just talk to everyone you can . People in line at a store , the cashier , the waitress . Give high fives to people . The more you just smile and say hi , the easier it gets . When you are comfortable just smiling and saying hi to strangers , move on to more meaning conversations like this line is really long , eh ? Or wow , you look busy today , do they ever give you a break ? When you move on to total strangers , you just make eye contact , smile and say hey , I just saw you walking by and really liked your hat , style , coat , shirt , hair , looks , etc etc , what is your name ? Eventually you learn to ask open questions to people , to get them to talk about themselves . The key is eye contact , a nice smile , and saying something . You will learn from the videos , it doesn ' t actually matter what you say . good luck , and welcome back to the real world !