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You're Both Early
You're waiting for a friend's birthday thing to start and someone you barely know is also standing around awkwardly. Neither of you know many people yet. Practice filling a few minutes of conversation and asking one thing back.
You're practicing
Asking one follow-up question when someone shares something about themselves
Success looks like
One follow-up question asked + the conversation ends naturally
You can do this as many times as you want.