How can I be more outgoing and talkative?

You just have to be secure with yourself. It means that you know your fullest potentials and capacities and even limitations or inequities. If you have accepted and fully understood who you are, you wouldn’t care what standards people have or what they say about you. In other words, you can just say anything you like or strike a conversation by just giving your opinions about something. You don’t really have to start the conversation if you’re not comfortable with it, but you can respond based on what is said. I’m sure you have your own thoughts about a lot of issues. Watch a lot of movies so you can get ideas on how conversations takes place and how people interact with each other. I think that’s why you can’t say anything is the fact that you have "FEARS" that people will reject you or not respond to what you say. Being talkative is not really the key, you also need to be a good listener and aim to be a good conversationalist rather than just be talkative. It means that you know the right time when to give opinions and the right time when to shut up. Being talkative is like giving a monologue which would make you look like a smart aleck or obnoxious. Before you say something, analyze what has been said and if you feel something about it (normally you would), react based on what you feel or think. Think of Adjectives or Nouns to describe how you feel or think. Basically, just be yourself and be comfortable with your opinions because everybody just like you, have a right to be heard.

it all depends on who your with, what you relate too. I bet you can talk to some people for hours, and some, have nothing to say too

lol, i know how you feel trust me. I guess the best answer is to make small talk with people and you can kind of tell by their body language whether they want to talk to you or not. If your getting a good vibe chat about whatever you feel like.

You’re the reverse of me then lol, I am a good conversationalist Im just lazy or unmotivated to bother chatting with strangers. I guess you just need to practice thinking of topics all the time, like when you’re walking down the street you have tons of thoughts right? Just use all the things you’re thinking as basis for conversation. Oh that building is new, did you know it was there? I find that complimenting people or noticing something about them is usually a good conversation starter – just make sure you arent completely lying or it’ll show lol.

Ask people you meet about themselves. Everyone loves talking about themselves. The engaging speakers are the ones that can take words from others, link it to their own knowledge while bringing the conversation back to the other person. Try it, next time someone asks you about you just flip it around and make it about them.

Same thing here, i haven’t figured it out. But iknow if you think about it to much you will talk less because you feel put on the spot. Thats why you gotta relax and try to find comfort in silence, then when your comfortable with somebody you just start talking.

think about something interesting. like, talk about something interesting that happened on tv last night or something. especially if its really funny and easy to relate to, people will listen. and be nice, like know when to compliment people. they aknowledge you that way.

I feel the same way. The only thing that get’s me talking is my interests and the people I know. Look for people similar to you with the same interests.

I am the same. I agree that complimenting people is a good way to start a conversation, because then people will open up to you (and maybe get the conversation going) because they think you see them in a good light. But don’t say something if you don’t think its true. I usually ask people about themselves, because like somebody else said, everybody likes to talk about themselves, its a topic they know a lot about! I always find though that you can tell the selfish people (or the people who just don’t want to talk to you) from the non-selfish because if they are selfish they won’t ask you anything about yourself. In that case, do you want to talk to them? LOL. Maybe you could talk about what you have seen on tv, or ask them if they’ve seen any movies (and if you have tell em about it).. usually small talk leads to better conversation.. unless of course you just have nothing in common with the person… or no "spark".

It happens to me, too; especially when my mind seems to be sleeping or not very awake. If you’re typically quiet and introspective, I don’t think you can force yourself to be like the "naturally" outgoing people who talk a lot.

When I get genuinely interested in others, it’s easy for me to make a conversation with them by asking questions about themselves or other things…You can share some your life experiences, too; I’ve noticed that people do this most of the time…that’s why it seems that they talk forever.

Making compliments is another thing…I don’t often do this because it has to be genuine…

Also, people of various cultures communicate differently…that’s probably a little challenge since they have their own ways of talking…

talk about things what ur good at….

I know what you mean, I often find if I stop trying it comes easily

Do a lot of reading, i.e. current events, books, magazine articles, etc. to give you interesting things to carry on a conversation about.

talk about the other person, like what they are wearing, where they are from, etc