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You can try reading classics like the old Dale Carnegie How To Win Friends and Influence People, and (literally) millions of videos on YouTube but ultimately it comes down to a) Talk to lots of people b) Ask them questions and get them talking about themselves (ideally about whatever they are passionate about, not work) c) Listen with GENUINE interest and keep practicing that and staying in touch.
The MAIN thing to avoid is giving the impression that you are only talking to them because you want something from them (job, to get their business etc) - that will come naturally if you build a relationship.
Oh and I quite liked a more obscure but still good book called Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi - if you actually implement everything in the book for 1 year consistently you will see a big difference).
Currently my problem is that when I speak I am either too open or too cold/robotic