>> Well, for one don't be afraid to talk to people.
I think a lot of times the zone of comfort as I've worded it before is varying now,
and you're just used to well, I talk to my friends, and I know them,
and don't be afraid to ask people questions.
You'll be surprised many like to talk about what they do or share their story,
because maybe hey I'm an engineer, but I studied something else,
and oh you went to the same university.
Find certain common bonds with people and obviously if you're going
to a networking function that has a theme find things that you can talk about before that,
and not saying practice in front o f a mirror, but you know work with some of your friends
that you're comfortable and then maybe as you're going out you can you know talk to strangers
and just say you know it's wonderful what brought you to this event this evening?
And oh, that's great that you've studied this topic; what have you done with it?
Or you majored in you know biology are you still using it?
And just starting off small and then building from it, and you'll find that your zone
of comfort gets expanded, and you're able to better interface with individuals.