22m. I can't hold a conversation for more than a minute (just saying hi/hello/how are you doing). I have been told that what I talk about is boring stuff like (where are you from/how are your projects going/how did you like the new class). I was asking these because I thought these would be good icebreakers but now it makes me seem way too formal. Recently any conversations ends up in awkward silence as I can't think of anything more to say after "hello".
I really wanna network with people of my age and make friends with them so that they also approach to have a conversation with me instead of me just approaching them everytime. How do I make conversations last longer?