Baby steps is what I would recommend. I am not a fan of chat rooms At All, but there is one here I go to from time to time, the Music-Share. You can say "Hi" then post something you like from Youtube. No Talking! It's Brilliant There are all ages of people so there is a lot of variety.
And No Pressure, you can just click on what other people post & put up a smilie ...Give it a try ....