I am working on applying Juggler Method in my life, and I need more practice at open ended questions. What I'm probably going to create for my own exercise of this skill is to just simply write open ended conversations that are in context of past experiences I've had with girls (friend from highschool on the bus, new girl on campus in cafeteria, for instance) and just write as many good quality open ended questions as I can that would make sense in those situations that I could have had more intriguing conversations.

Do you know of any resources for exercises on this type of thing that are already out there?

Im in for the answer also.

Vague questions are often best if you want them open ended. A person will take the conversation anywhere they want if you leave it open ended.

For me open ended is person to person. I will make an observation a lot of times. Noticing details on someone is huge, a customer at work had a MADD pin noticing it and talking created a connection. Tattoos, why did you choose that tattoo? I promise that opens up a huge conversation about what they want, what they have, etc. Complimenting peoples decisions such as earrings, necklace, clothes, shoes, anything, including successes(I.E. baby, graduation, job, promotion, etc.) can open up a passionate conversation.

Reading their body language and how their feeling can also spark a conversation. How are you feeling? Are things ok? Etc. Knowing they are happy and commenting on it is awesome as well.

Using your environment to your advantage is always key. Making small observations(details) can be open ended to stimulate conversation. What someone does at a distance, how a place is designed, anything around, music can definitely spark some conversation.

If you want to you can walk up to a girl and guess her music and chances are she will tell you her favorite music opening things up. This is a solid technique.

Why?

What's been good/exciting/fun?

What are you up to?

What kind of shenanigans are you into?

What did you do wrong?

How could you?

And?

Repeat their last sentence and they will continue on to talk as if it was open ended. You are asking them to elaborate basically.

It doesn't really matter you can ask questions that have nothing to do with the conversation to joke. Directing a conversation elsewhere.

Are these questions on the approach or a few sentences into the conversations? That would change my mindset on what you want to use opening question for or how.

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