Bad at conversation

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I tend to dominate discussions and not know how to give other people a chance.

I want to be a good listener but I don't know how to listen. 100% of the time when people finish talking I don't know what to say.

I don't know how to have a good conversation or one that at the least makes people want to talk to me.

Does anyone have any tips or help?

Thanks

Well, I'm the opposite. I say very little and don't know what to say when the other person stops talking. We all pretty much have problems with this.
But I would say to keep updated about the news and other things people might want to talk about.
Also use a lot of fill in words such as 'm'hmm' or 'oh really?' or 'tell me more about that'.
I really don't know anymore. I tend to just stay quiet and listen, then get distracted and start to imagine things.

I'm somewhere in the middle. I talk and listen the same amount.

I understand your problem. I tend to do that too sometimes especially when I'm talking about something I'm interested in.Goes something like "hey do you know this and that and that and that..." Overwhelms some folks pretty quickly especially when it's a subject you bring up out of the blue.

Don't really have any advice besides to avoid bringing up things they wouldn't be interested in unsolicited and to try to keep them involved in the conversation if they are.