diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 85e858a..1dfbbb1 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -77,8 +77,18 @@
 
         <!-- modes -->
         <section>
-          <h3>Vim is a modal editor</h3>
-          <p>WORK IN PROGRESS</p>
+          <h3>Vim has modes</h3>
+          <ul>
+            <li>Such as:
+              <ul>
+                <li>normal</li>
+                <li>insert</li>
+                <li>visual</li>
+                <li>command-line</li>
+              </ul>
+            </li>
+            <li>Higher complexity, but comes with incredible power</li>
+          </ul>
         </section>
 
         <!-- movement -->
diff --git a/slide-notes.markdown b/slide-notes.markdown
index 42ff32a..f3b7106 100644
--- a/slide-notes.markdown
+++ b/slide-notes.markdown
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@
   * Getting to the end of the line example
     * I used shift+A<ESC> instead of $ for months
 
-## Vim is a modal editor
+## Vim has modes
 
-* TODO
+* In the early days, all editors had modes.  By programmers, for programers.
+* Mid-1970s, Larry Tesler came up with the concept of modeless editors.
+* But a lot of power in favor of this ease of use.
 
 ## You can move around