Communication
keep something open-ended
allow varied answers
To make a question or activity allow many different possible answers or outcomes.
Hear it in real life
Should I ask, "Did you enjoy the course?"
Keep it open-ended and ask, "What did you think of the course?"
I try to keep my questions open-ended when I want someone to tell me about their experience.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I try to keep my questions opened.
Say: I try to keep my questions open-ended.
The phrase is "open-ended," not "opened," when describing questions that invite different answers.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep something open-ended; keep the questions open-ended
Your turn: say it out loud
I try to keep my questions open-ended when I want someone to tell me about their experience.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep something open-ended
allow varied answers
“I try to keep my questions open-ended when I want someone to tell me about their experience.”
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