Ok so i had this problem and what i did was before calling her i will write down some ideas/stories to talk about. For instance (and this is just an example): ××I will start by talking how much bored I'm in the house because of the corona and we will discus abt zat and how she is spending her time for a couple of mins ××next I'll tell her how I'm spending a lot of money on the internet just to kill time and complain a little abt tele's services blah blah and ask her about her internet addiction ××then u can talk about the funny things u found on the internet (like the sementegnaw negus or tiktok videos) and ask her about what she thinks of these things All this is without knowing any details abt her. But when u know abt her family, her sefer, her job..... mawerat yemetchelachew negeroch bezaw lek yebezalu. After doing it for so long now it is so natural to me and i can talk from 30 to 50 mins easily without any preparation. Some times there will be silence and little awkward moments and the thing is everyone experiences these moments and u shd feel comfortable becoz its also her fault. U can have simple games like tewat yebelahewn kures megemet or yelebesechewn lebs color megemet to fill in these gaps. Remember to always include her in the convo and make her participate. When she makes the effort appreciate it and when she makes jokes laugh.