Introverted me?

Maybe introverted is not the correct word,

But I've been having this lil' problem for some time...

It seems that I take very long to be close to someone,

I mean look at 0612A people, my classmates,

I'm probably not as close to most of them as most do.

I'm not exactly a good conversation starter nor a good conversationalist.

And when people talk, I listen more than I speak.

And how come toastmasters didn't help in that communication skill of mine?

Because I take very long before I start talking naturally to them.

Tell me how to solve this?