How to make smalltalk?
alexgartrell: All you need to do is look for the other persons interest to perk up at specific topics and ask questions in that direction.  Keep them talking about things that interest them, tell them how cool what they like is, etc.  Make sure to have your own insights and be able to BS about any topic, but the most important thing is to keep THEM talking.  People are more interested in what they have to say than what you do./sad truth