Improv Top Tips: Three Word Sentences

Top tips for learning and teaching Keith Johnstone’s Three Word Sentences exercise

  • Don’t do your best; the fun is in the failing!
  • Physically Interact with your partner or environment.
  • Don’t change the game; three words is three for good reason.
  • Make sense grammatically: no half-finished or nonsense sentences.
  • Have a director ensure that the players re-phrase their ‘errors’! 
  • Use a bell!