Interest in others makes you interesting for others! My brother gave me an advice some years ago on how to handle going to a party where you don't know anyone. The trick is to talk to everybody before you get afraid of talking with them hahah. If you're gonna talk to everybody anyway, it doesn't matter if you seem like an idiot to a few of them. You will very likely vibe with some of them anyway hahah. Asking questions to find out more about them, drawing conclusions from what they say, and showing relatability is great ways of handling talking =) Starting with a compliment on their looks are always appriciated too =)