diff --git a/talks/virtual_intro/intro.md b/talks/virtual_intro/intro.md
index 5070860d7d237c1ef28f8255c4b1be6f95f6b5d1..5bfcae06e5b033c61c684b8339807337c58bd274 100644
--- a/talks/virtual_intro/intro.md
+++ b/talks/virtual_intro/intro.md
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ a.
 
 
 ```
-a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+mylist = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 
-for elem in a:
-    print(elem)
+for element in mylist:
+    print(element)
 ```