18 was a very close friend of one of the two employees?Why?Both of the techniques discussed above are premised on the venireperson's lifeexperiences and historical conduct. Voir dire of this type relies upon the probe words, such aswho, what, where, when, why and how? These techniques rely upon open-ended questionsand careful listening. Often an imperative or command question is necessary to insure thatthe venireperson will answer the question in detail. Imperative questions direct thevenireperson to provide the requested data. Examples of imperative questions include:Tell me what you would do if your sonrefused to talk to you about whether hebroke the windows in the vacant house?Tell me the three major reasons you would believethe police officer over your employee?In the final analysis the "everyday" analogue or the "life experience" example as amode of voir dire questioning is extremely valuable since it tends to disguise the legal andfactual issues of the case and transform them into the issues of everyday life which thevenirepersons have already lived and decided.