diff --git a/cms/templates/js/certificate-editor.underscore b/cms/templates/js/certificate-editor.underscore
index 4c1bd3847b..29cf39cce8 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/certificate-editor.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/certificate-editor.underscore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-certificate-course-title">
                 <label for="certificate-course-title-<%= uniqueId %>"><%= gettext("Course Title Override") %></label>
                 <input id="certificate-course-title-<%= uniqueId %>" class="certificate-course-title-input input-text" name="certificate-course-title" type="text" placeholder="<%= gettext("Course title") %>" value="<%= course_title %>" aria-describedby="certificate-course-title-<%=uniqueId %>-tip" />
-                <span id="certificate-course-title-<%= uniqueId %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("Title of the course") %></span>
+                <span id="certificate-course-title-<%= uniqueId %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("Specify an alternative to the official course title to display on certificates. Leave blank to use the official course title.") %></span>
             </div>
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-org-logo">
                 <label for="certificate-org-logo-<%= uniqueId %>"><%= gettext("Organization Logo") %></label>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore b/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
index 2534eab881..e146d023b3 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-signatory-name <% if(error && error.name) { print('error'); } %>">
                 <label for="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>"><%= gettext("Name ") %></label>
                 <input id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input input-text signatory-name-input" name="signatory-name" type="text" placeholder="<%= gettext("Name of the signatory") %>" value="<%= name %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" maxlength="40" />
-                <span id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("Maximum 40 characters") %></span>
+                <span id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The name of this signatory as it should appear on certificates. Maximum 40 characters.") %></span>
                 <% if(error && error.name) { %>
                   <span class="message-error"><%= error.name %></span>
                 <% } %>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-signatory-title <% if(error && error.title) { print('error'); } %>">
                 <label for="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>"><%= gettext("Title ") %></label>
                 <textarea id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input text input-text signatory-title-input" name="signatory-title" cols="40" rows="2" placeholder="<%= gettext("Title of the signatory") %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" maxlength="80"><%= title %></textarea>
-                <span id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("2 Lines, 40 characters each") %></span>
+                <span id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The title of this signatory as it should appear on certificates. Maximum 2 lines, 40 characters each.") %></span>
                 <% if(error && error.title) { %>
                   <span class="message-error"><%= error.title %></span>
                 <% } %>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-signatory-organization <% if(error && error.organization) { print('error'); } %>">
                 <label for="signatory-organization-<%= signatory_number %>"><%= gettext("Organization ") %></label>
                 <input id="signatory-organization-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input input-text signatory-organization-input" name="signatory-organization" type="text" placeholder="<%= gettext("Organization of the signatory") %>" value="<%= organization %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-organization-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" maxlength="40" />
-                <span id="signatory-organization-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("Maximum 40 characters") %></span>
+                <span id="signatory-organization-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The organization that this signatory belongs to, as it should appear on certificates. Maximum 40 characters.") %></span>
                 <% if(error && error.organization) { %>
                   <span class="message-error"><%= error.organization %></span>
                 <% } %>