To successfully approach someone and chat them up, all you need is a little confidence. When you approach someone, your aim is to leave the situation hopefully with a phone number. Once you have plucked up to courage to go up to someone and say hello, you then need to think of some things to talk about to keep them interested in talking to you. Even if you only succeed in a brief chat, it is all good experience. It is important to remember that not all chat up scenarios will result in you being given a phone number. If chatting someone up really isn’t your forte and you’d like to become an expert in no time, then check out these articles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/singles_and_dating/techniques_chattingup.shtml
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/teenlife/rel_chatting.html
http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/singles/onthepull/boostyourpullingconfidence