diff --git a/2019/2019-06-11_gitTraining/slides/branches.md b/2019/2019-06-11_gitTraining/slides/branches.md
index 7e369bb4347b2edb14adf1d9e333b84bb621e713..dd75ef7a1f944ce74a5662723c66d762a66ca1d8 100644
--- a/2019/2019-06-11_gitTraining/slides/branches.md
+++ b/2019/2019-06-11_gitTraining/slides/branches.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Exit by typing `q`. The branch with the * is the current branch.
 
 Checkout another branch
 ```bash
-$ git checkout branchName
+$ git checkout <branchName>
 ```
 
 <div class="fragment">
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ You can switch to the `develop` branch with
 ```bash
 $ git checkout develop
 ```
+If the local branch does not exist but the remote does, it is created automatically.
 
 <div class="fragment">