diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfc47811..f57661d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,22 +17,31 @@ Download & Install Instructions
 Requirements: Boost (thread, unit_test_framework, system), QT5 and Qwt6
 
 To install Boost, QT5 and Qwt6, use your distribution packet management system.
-For instance in ubuntu you can run: ```sudo apt-get install libboost-system-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev libqwt-qt5-dev qtbase5-dev```
+For instance in ubuntu you can run: 
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install libboost-system-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev libqwt-qt5-dev qtbase5-dev
+```
 
 
 Finally, to download and build srsGUI, just run: 
-```
+```bash
 git clone https://github.com/srsLTE/srsGUI.git
-cd srsgui
+cd srsGUI
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake ../
-make 
+make -j`nproc`
 ```
 
-The library can also be installed using the command ```sudo make install```. 
+The library can also be installed using the command:
+```bash
+sudo make install -j`nproc`
+```
 
 Running srsGUI Examples
 ========================
 
-The library includes a number of tests which illustrate use of both C and C++ interfaces. These can be found in the test folder. After building the library, these tests can be executed using ```make test```
+The library includes a number of tests which illustrate use of both C and C++ interfaces. These can be found in the test folder. After building the library, these tests can be executed using:
+```bash
+make test -j`nproc`
+```