Hello how may I help you? Can you help me with kind of a weird problem? Sure thing. What's up? I'm going to a party later, but I always have trouble starting conversations with new people. Any ideas what I should say? What type of party is it? It's just a casual party. No theme or anything, just a bunch of friends and their friends getting together. Some great things to talk about with other friends and family are their families, children, or sports. You should start with greeting yourself and asking questions about who they are and how they know the hosts That's a pretty good suggestion. Sometimes I get fidgety because I get nervous. Any suggestions on how to avoid that? a great way to not appear fidgety is to have a drink in your hand, like a cup of soda or your drink of choice, and wear sunglasses if it is outdoors. This will keep your hand busy and if you start looking around because of nerves, they won't notice as much since you'll be wearing sunglasses I suggest to smile a lot too but not in a creepy way You are awesome. Thank you for your suggestions. I will try them out tonight. I think I fell much better about going now. So happy I could help! Enjoy your party!