answer:As a conversational tool to encourage someone to expand more on a comment they just made, I raise my eyebrows, open my eyes wider, my head moves slightly forward, and I say ‘Reeeally?’ The ‘really’ isn’t a skeptical ‘I’m not sure I believe you’ tone, but rather a ‘I’m pleasantly surprised at your comment, tell me more’ tone. No matter how relaxed, mellow, and at peace I feel, my normal neutral expression appears stern to people who don’t know me well. It’s something I’m aware of and try to compensate for when I’m in public with eye contact and a smile.