I say, "Hi, my name is ****, I'd like to know about *****." If they say what I'd like to know, I can elaborate and say feelings, intentions... whatever. I have learned never to provide any details though. This allows me to weed out the good readers from the not-so-good and the bad. I find that the most random predictions seem to manifest for me anyways, so I allow the reader to do all the talking without much prodding from me, unless I want to steer them in a certain direction or if I am confirming things for them.