I'm not sure what to say or how to meet people

[Jodi-Ann Rowe]

How might I authentically meet new people so that I may get the conversation going?

[Joseph Chung Yin]

@Jodi-Ann Rowe -

One of the way is by introducing yourself in the community via different community groups - i.e. 

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/New-to-Jira/gh-p/newtojira

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/New-to-Jira-Service-Management/gh-p/newtojsm

Or post your related questions into the different groups offered in the communities.  Here is the link where you can find the group(s) that you would like to participate in - https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Groups/ct-p/groups

Looking forward in your question/introduction in the community.

Best, Joseph Chung Yin

Jira/JSM Functional Lead, Global Infrastructure Applications Team

Viasat Inc.

[Jodi-Ann Rowe]

Thanks a lot  @Joseph Chung Yin . I will be doing these.

[Tamanna Godara]

+1 to what Joseph said above. You could also meet new people by going to Atlassian Community Events. There are many that are hosted virtually and in-person around the globe, check here: https://ace.atlassian.com/

[Taranjeet Singh]

@Jodi-Ann Rowe Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I agree with the suggestions from @Joseph Chung Yin and @Tamanna Godara to introduce and meet people from the community.

Just want to add one more suitable group in the community to introduce yourself and meet new people on the community and get the conversation going: Welcome Center (https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Welcome-Center/gh-p/WelcomeCenter).

I hope you have a great experience learning and sharing with people in the community.

[Taranjeet Singh]

@Jodi-Ann Rowe Additionally, to learn about the most important things going on in the community every month, please subscribe to the alerts for the monthly community round-up articles authored and shared on the community by @Jimmy Seddon !

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/tag/community-round-up/tg-p