I don't know how to begin a conversation

I'm usually not the one to start a discussion or conversation but I could definately keep one going... I found that if you start a conversation simple, based on the other person's responce, it's easier to keep the conversation going... I once talked to a girl for 3 hours for absolutely nothing... "What did you have for breakfast?" She said, "Pancakes"... Then I said, "I remember when I was younger, my mother used to make me pancakes all the time... Where I came from, it's not that common to have pancakes for breakfast..." "Oh yeah? Where are you from?" "I was born in South Korea, place called seoul..." "can you speak Korean?" "Yeah, duh!!! ha ha ha... Yeah... I speak Korean all the time when I'm at home..." and on & on... Conversation went all over the place, from traveling to different places & how long I've stayed in U.S., when I came over here... Which school I went to, then stuff that happened when I was younger... And all this started because I asked her what she had for breakfast...!!! Don't try to force the conversation... Whatever pops in your mind, just let the conversation happen naturally & let it take you where it wants to go... You'll probably end up talking about everything under the sun...

I think that if you want to become more debative and talkative the best thing to do is to get infront of a mirror and practice speeches and such. Even if you use speeches from history, use those to become more confident. Close your eyes, but stand up, maybe with one hand on the counter and another on pieces of blank paper... imagine yourself with a group of people and just talk. I hope that this helps!

I'm definitely more concise and vocal online/in text than I am in person. I don't know why this is. I've always been really quiet, but I've always loved to write. I guess the only suggestion I have is to be more vocal and outgoing. I was this past semester in one of my classes and it really paid off, I made a new friend that I wouldn't have otherwise! My only real advice is to let yourself trust that you aren't all that bad and if you share your opinions/thoughts people will still like you. :) Best of luck.