Improv Top Tips: Three Word Sentences By Tiffany Schultz 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!