diff --git a/cms/templates/manage_users.html b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
index df48b9670a..6f838ec0d5 100644
--- a/cms/templates/manage_users.html
+++ b/cms/templates/manage_users.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
                   <li class="field text required create-user-email">
                     <label for="user-email-input">${_("User's Email Address")}</label>
                     <input id="user-email-input" class="user-email-input" name="user-email" type="text" placeholder="${_('example: username@domain.com')}" value="">
-                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Provide an email address to add the user as Staff")}</span>
+                    <span class="tip tip-stacked">${_("Provide the email address of the user you want to add as Staff")}</span>
                   </li>
                 </ol>
             </fieldset>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
       % if show_transfer_ownership_hint:
       <div class="bit">
         <h3 class="title-3">${_("Transferring Ownership")}</h3>
-        <p>${_("Every course must have an Admin. If you are the Admin and you want to transfer ownership of the course, click Add admin access to make another user the Admin, then ask that user to remove you from the Course Team list.")}</p>
+        <p>${_("Every course must have an Admin. If you are the Admin and you want to transfer ownership of the course, click <strong>Add admin access</strong> to make another user the Admin, then ask that user to remove you from the Course Team list.")}</p>
       </div>
       % endif
     </aside>