diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-samples/sink/README.md b/spring-cloud-stream-samples/sink/README.md
index 5b0de38a5..28c6f188a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-samples/sink/README.md
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-samples/sink/README.md
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
-Spring Cloud Streams Sink Sample
+Spring Cloud Stream Sink Sample
 =============================
 
-In this sample for *Spring Cloud Streams* this sink module will receive messages from the stream and write the payload to console.
+In this *Spring Cloud Stream* sample, messages are received from a stream and the payload of each is logged to the console.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-In order for the sample to run you will need to have installed:
+To run this sample, you will need to have installed:
 
 * Java 7 or Above
 
+This example requires Redis to be running on localhost.
+
 ## Code Tour
 
-This sample is a Spring Boot application that uses Spring Cloud Streams to retrieve data from a stream and write result to the console. The sink module has 2 primary components
+This sample is a Spring Boot application that uses Spring Cloud Stream to receive messages and write each payload to the console. The sink module has 2 primary components:
+
+* SinkApplication - the Spring Boot Main Application
+* LogSink - the module that receives the data from the stream and writes it out to the console
 
-* SinkApplication - in which is the Spring Boot Main Application
-* LogSink - the module that receives the data from the stream and writes it out to console.
 ## Building with Maven
 
-Build the sample simply by executing:
+Build the sample by executing:
 
 	sink>$ mvn clean package
 
 ## Running the Sample
 
-This example requires a local instance of Redis to be up an running.
 To start the sink module execute the following:
 
 	sink>$ java -jar target/spring-cloud-streams-sample-sink-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT-exec.jar
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-samples/source/README.md b/spring-cloud-stream-samples/source/README.md
index e628655a9..96cbc1425 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-samples/source/README.md
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-samples/source/README.md
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
-Spring Cloud Streams Source Sample
+Spring Cloud Stream Source Sample
 =============================
 
-In this sample for *Spring Cloud Streams* we will post a timestamp to the stream on an interval determined by the fixedDelay configuration.
+In this *Spring Cloud Stream* sample, a timestamp is published on an interval determined by the fixedDelay property.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-In order for the sample to run you will need to have installed:
+To run this sample, you will need to have installed:
 
 * Java 7 or Above
 
+This example requires Redis to be running on localhost.
+
 ## Code Tour
 
-This sample is a Spring Boot application that uses Spring Cloud Streams to send time stamp data to a stream. The source module has 3 primary components
+This sample is a Spring Boot application that uses Spring Cloud Stream to publish timestamp data. The source module has 3 primary components:
 
-* SourceApplication - in which is the Spring Boot Main Application
+* SourceApplication - the Spring Boot Main Application
 * TimeSource - the module that will generate the timestamp and post the message to the stream
 * TimeSourceOptionsMetadata - defines the configurations that are available to setup the TimeSource
     	 * format - how to render the current time, using SimpleDateFormat
-    	 * fixedDelay - time delay between messages, expressed in TimeUnits (seconds by default)
-    	 * initialDelay - an initial delay when using a fixed delay trigger, expressed in TimeUnits (seconds by default)
+    	 * fixedDelay - time delay between messages
+    	 * initialDelay - delay before the first message
     	 * timeUnit - the time unit for the fixed and initial delays
     	 * maxMessages - the maximum messages per poll; -1 for unlimited
 
 ## Building with Maven
 
-Build the sample simply by executing:
+Build the sample by executing:
 
 	source>$ mvn clean package
 
 ## Running the Sample
 
-This example requires a local instance of Redis to be up an running.
 To start the source module execute the following:
 
 	source>$ java -jar target/spring-cloud-streams-sample-source-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT-exec.jar