What's the best way to open up around new people?

I find the best way to open up is to be funny. Try cracking a good joke, and everyone will want to hear more of what you have to say :)

The best way to open up around new people? Well the best way to open up around new people is to just be yourself and things will happen on their own. Don't push yourself to open up if your not ready to as you will open up to someone when you feel ready to. We all have different ways of opening up so do it in a way that you feel most comfortable doing so.

I think the best way to open up around people is to start with talking about things you have in common and then dive deeper into the topics to reveal your thoughts and opinions and be open to hearing their's as well.

The best way to open up is to be a receptive and interested listener. Instead of listening to respond, you should try to listen to understand. This will help you avoid misunderstanding questions or gestures based on your anxiety and see the situation for how it is.

Be yourself, I know that sounds cliché, but it's true, you'll only want people to like you for you.

just be yourself, try not to set out to impress people, rather smile, try to relax and introduce yourself, ask how the other person is going or people are going.

Honestly? For me? Alcohol. lol. I know it sounds dumb but alcohol can reduce your inhibitions. Likely around new people you feel some level of fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of opening up and showing what a dummy you are. Opening up is hard but you don't have to do it all at once. It can help a lot when you are able to find out what they like. You don't have to go all in and start telling them everything about themselves. Find out what they like and start talking about that! Who loves talking about their own interests right? So find out what they like, talk about that stuff with them and they will love you.

This is very individual. For me, small talk is important, as is time. I say hi. I respond when people say hi. I ask about their day and schedule and events that took place in their day. I ask about what they like and enjoy and we discuss hobbies and interests. This happens (typically) over several meetings if it is informal, but if we were meeting up to hang out this tends to happen faster. We start to talk about things that bother us, but aren't too serious (like an annoying boss, but not our mental health) and talk about more personal things like goals and family. Eventually, if we have clicked well, some relationships progress to another level of deeper intimacy, but this does not happen for all relationships. The key to starting a relationship though, is just being curious about another person. Saying hi and finding out what they've been up to on a very surface level is where most relationships seem to start.

The best way to open up is ask questions, and then find common ground to converse about and then grow from there.

Remember that those people are not there to judge you, and that you have a right to a voice around these people.