I am about to go out with a friend in 20 minutes. How do I seem more interesting and keep the conversation going without being awkward in weird?

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1. By being interested

   How’s your day going?
   Any thoughts on Halloween?
   Did you go anywhere this summer?
   This has been a hard couple of years, how are you feeling about it?

2. Ask questions about them. Try to remember things about their life you could follow up on, “How did that job interview go?” “What types of things are you doing on your upcoming trip?”. You can also bring up things that are happening in your life so that they could make connections or feel more comfortable talking about theirs.