Being genuinely interested in people, asking questions, and truly listening to their answers makes it so easy to talk to people.
For sure! This is how I go into it - genuinely curious. It is why the conversations can be so deep and broad, without anyone getting upset.
It becomes addictive getting to meet and learn about new people. It's okay to be boring, they can be the interesting ones!
I find the boring ones tend to be more experienced and more intelligent :D