Try to allow yourself to be genuinely curious about the other person, and to show them that, and ask questions about what you’re curious about. Social interactions are about both the listener and the talker and if you can allow yourself to be vulnerable and share what you are actually feeling it really helps, but it also helps to be interested in them and what they are feeling and thinking. So trying to be curious is often a good go to.

I saw a video explainer. Apparently the truck honked a bunch of times and that upset the bison.

What do you mean? What′s wrong with op′s post?