It's possible that it causes others to become quiet because your timing is off. Do you usually have the ability to comment immediately in the flow of conversation, or do you wait a bit before saying anything?

This is a problem I occasionally have.

>>25145107
>It feels as though I stop the flow of conversation every time I open my mouth
>I want to be a better talker. Wat do?

Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice.

Then, more practice. Did you catch that? Practice.

I have been working on this for years and only recently mastered it. People will still sometimes ignore you or cause an awkward silence, if you've done it correctly you'll thrive in those situations now since you use to be the root cause of them. Just don't be afraid of fucking up. When you speak, you should feel as though you have something interesting and worthy to say; people will listen when you've got it down. Never say too much, nor too little, but the two most important things: never try too hard and never be afraid to walk away from a conversation.

>>25145142
I don't think timing is the problem. Sometimes (though extremely rare) the they would still laugh at my joke even when the timing isn't right at all.
>>25145185
Yea I'm still practicing. It's just that these awkward silences discourage me greatly from time to time. I try to keep my insecurity from leaking but sometimes it's just not possible and I'm afraid that they would think I have autism or something. Thanks for the reply.