diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cbe723627..7fcd4cac8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-var greeting = "";
+var greeting = 'Hello, everybody!';
 
-var specialGuest = "Neil deGrasse Tyson"
+var specialGuest = 'Neil deGrasse Tyson'
 
-var greetSpecialGuest = "" + specialGuest + "!";
+var greetSpecialGuest = "Hello, " + specialGuest + "!";
 
 var topic = "space";
 
-var conversation = `${topic}`;
+var conversation = "Let\'s talk about " + `${topic}` + '.';