Explaining the "Keepers"  [more]

1. What do you think?

2. How do you feel?

3. How about you?

4. What about you?

These are "Keepers" because they are invitations. They actively pass the conversational "ball" to the other person and ask for their perspective, opinion, or story.

Explaining the "Killers"

1. I don't really know.

2. That's a good question.

3. I'm not sure.

4. I have no idea.

5. I'd have to think about that.

6. Umm, ahhh, I'd rather not say.

These are "Killers" because they are dead ends. They do not pass the ball back; they stop it dead in its tracks.

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