conversation. Here’s how you can mix these in with short-answer questions: You: “What do you do?” (short-answer question) Her: “I’m a lawyer.” You: “Cool cool. How did you get into that?” (open-ended question) Her: “Well, my dad was a lawyer and ever since I was a kid, I…[blah blah blah]” You: “Oh wow, that’s awesome. What do you like about it?” (open-ended question) Her: “Well, I really like helping people and…”