diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index 21cbc26799..47fe203c17 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
 
         <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-verification has-actions">
           <div class="msg">
-            <h3 class="title">${_('Next Steps to Authoring in Studio')}</h3>
+            <h3 class="title">${_('We need to verify your email address')}</h3>
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Your on your way to authoring courses online using Studio. In order to complete your registration, we need you verify your registration by checking your $emailaddress email account. An activation message and next steps should be waiting for you there.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('Almost there! In order to complete your sign up we need you verify your $emailaddress email address. An activation message and next steps should be waiting for you there.')}</p>
 
               <p>${_('Need another copy of the verification email? You can also request another message be sent.')}</p>
             </div>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
         <div class="bit">
           <h3 class="title title-3">${_('Need help?')}</h3>
-          <p>${_('If are having trouble verifying your new Studio account via the email address you used when signing up, you can request a new verification and activation message to that email address. If you still cannot receive a new message, you can request help via the link below.')}</p>
+          <p>${_('Please check your Junk or Spam folders in case our email isn\'t in your INBOX. You can request a new verification email be sent. Still can\'t find the verification email? Request help via the link below.')}</p>
 
           <nav class="nav-page checklists-current">
             <ol>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
           <span class="status-indicator"></span>
           <h3 class="title">${_('Your Account Has Been Verified')}</h3>
           <div class="copy">
-            <p>${_('Thanks for verifying your edX Studio account.Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+            <p>${_('Thanks for verifying your edX Studio account.')}</p>
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
           <div class="msg">
             <h3 class="title">${_('Create Your First Course')}</h3>
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('Your new course is just a click away!')}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
           <div class="msg">
             <h3 class="title">${_('Create Your First Course')}</h3>
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('Your new course is just a click away!')}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship is-unrequested">
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
       <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
         <div class="bit">
           <h3 class="title title-3">${_('Why don\'t I see any courses yet?')}</h3>
-          <p>${_('In order to use Studio, you must be known course staff or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
+          <p>${_('In order to use Studio you must be added to an existing course as a team member, or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
         </div>
       </aside>
     </section>
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship has-status is-pending">
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
       <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
         <div class="bit">
           <h3 class="title title-3">${_('Why don\'t I see any courses yet?')}</h3>
-          <p>${_('In order to use Studio, you must be known course staff or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
+          <p>${_('In order to use Studio you must be added to an existing course as a team member, or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
         </div>
       </aside>
     </section>
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship has-status is-rejected">
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
       <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
         <div class="bit">
           <h3 class="title title-3">${_('Why don\'t I see any courses yet?')}</h3>
-          <p>${_('In order to use Studio, you must be known course staff or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
+          <p>${_('In order to use Studio you must be added to an existing course as a team member, or have authorship rights to create your own course.')}</p>
         </div>
       </aside>
     </section>
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship is-unrequested">
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship has-status is-pending">
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-instruction notice-instruction-authorshiprights ui-toggle-target" id="instruction-authorshiprights">
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Workflow instructions for becoming and acceptable cases for being a Studio author. Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper. Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.')}</p>
+              <p>${_('edX Studio is a hosted solution for our xConsortium partners and selected guests. Courses for which you are a team member appear below for you to edit, while Course Authorship privileges are granted by edX. Our team will evaluate your request and provide you feedback within 24 hours during the work week.')}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="status status-authorship has-status is-rejected">