How do you make sure you dont run out of things to say? Its so hard to come up with things to say in the moment especially with just small talk it tends to end so awkwardly.
It just takes practice brother, the more you do it the better you'll get at it. Also don't be afraid of silence. Most people get so awkward whenever there's silence and rush to make another conversation. Which just makes things more awkward. Instead just stay calm and wait until you have something interesting to talk about. This works 10x better than rushing into another conversation.