diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-default.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-default.yml
index 254078246..292d0ebec 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-default.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-default.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-name: Issue
-description: Describe an idea, feature, content, or non-bug finding
+name: Issue / story
+description: Describe an idea, problem, feature, or story. (Report bugs in the Bug template.)
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
     id: title-help
     attributes:
       value: |
-        > Titles should be short, descriptive, and compelling. Use sentence case.
+        > Titles should be short, descriptive, and compelling. Use sentence case: don't capitalize words unnecessarily.
   - type: textarea
     id: issue-description
     attributes:
       label: Issue description
       description: |
-        Describe the issue so that someone who wasn't present for its discovery can understand why it matters. Use full sentences, plain language, and [good formatting](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax).
+        Describe the issue so that someone who wasn't present for its discovery can understand why it matters. For stories, use the user story format (e.g., As a user, I want, so that). Use full sentences, plain language, and [good formatting](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax).
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Links to other issues
       description: |
-        "With a `-` to start the line, add issue #numbers this relates to and how (e.g., 🚧 [construction] Blocks, ⛔️ [no_entry] Is blocked by, 🔄 [arrows_counterclockwise] Relates to)."
+        "Use a dash (`-`) to start the line. Add an issue by typing "`#`" then the issue number. Add information to describe any dependancies, blockers, etc. (e.g., 🚧 [construction] Blocks, ⛔️ [no_entry] Is blocked by, 🔄 [arrows_counterclockwise] Relates to). If this is a parent issue, use sub-issues instead of linking other issues here."
       placeholder: "- 🔄 Relates to..."
   - type: markdown
     id: note