How to not be awkward talking to girls on the phone?

[Deserter]

I have a lot of numbers from girls off of Tinder but I never call. Today I called one and it was sooo awkward. I didn't know what to say and would laugh cause I was anxious. Totally screwed it up. How do I improve?

[Qwerrtty]

Before calling.. you gotta know your reason for calling.. let them know why you called
Focus on the Goal of the Call rather than worrying about what can go wrong or what the other person is thinking

[Deserter]

She agreed to go out with me before I called. It was just to talk

[Jamie05rhs]

Have a plan. Make a list of discussion prompts ahead of time. Visualize the event before it happens.

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry about it. I promise the exact same thing is happening on the girl’s end