Hi people-I pray you don't mind my intrusion, as I may have soething that can help here. Always pray first off for God to give you the words and way of expression for any particular person approached.As a Minister of many years, God has taught me a method for being able to strike up general conversations with people I've never met before. I tailered this method, after the training I recieved for outlining Sermons, Bible Study topics and more.1- Ice breaker- Consider several different possibilities for how to introduce yourself.2- Small talk- Match up several topics and ways of matching up, blending from intro to general coversation, to ease a person and help them become comfortable talking with you.3- If have a focal point God has instilled in you for reaching this person, come up with ways to share small talk, to blend over or ease into the start of the topic you are lead to bring up with them.4- Then work on several different ways you can use, to work into a more pointed conversation with them, towards the focal point.5- Discuss focal point.Note 1-The main thing to getting people to share with you on thier own, is projecting an ease of thier ability to talk to you about anything. Always speaking in terms of love and forgiveness and understanding. Not saying you this, you that, but "a person", "someone","I've known others"- (or some who), etc when sharing insights.Note 2- Sometimes, bringing up yourself or friends who are dealing with trials can lead the other into sharing whats effecting them, when brought up in a non-offense, non-finger pointing but as general talk. Note 3- If know of a friend with a problem, share some insights of possible help you can give them, then you can work this in to ask who you are speaking to, thier thoughts of what you've shared for helping your friend. Note 4- Watch others and listen to them for ideas how to approach and speak with people, yet remember to adapt your style of speaking or expressing to that, so you do not come across as putting on a false front. God has not put us here to decieve others, but project His Truth by the Holy Spirit showing thru us. We can learn from others how to do things, but need to adapt them to our own way of expression, that we do not project a false image that is not us, which people see right away.5- If have chosen approach's written down, practice them to get used to them, that when you speak or act, they flow smoothly and you project confidence with people.6- Prayer- Notice I mentioned that first. If pray to God to lead you thru this encounter, He will guide you by the Holy Spirit and many times, your conversation will spin off from the way you originally started and the words and actions will flow automatically as the Holy Spirit takes over. 7- God expects of us, if to Bless us, to do our part as well, therefore, you need the boldness and ability to approach the other person, with the faith and belief, God will handle it for you, once it gets going. Fear will hamper God's ability to work thru you, as this quenches the Holy Spirit.I pray this helps-God Bless!!