diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/jabber.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/jabber.py
index d881d28132c..d9fa0015157 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/jabber.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/jabber.py
@@ -66,16 +66,18 @@ author: "Brian Coca (@bcoca)"
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # send a message to a user
-- jabber: user=mybot@example.net
-          password=secret
-          to=friend@example.net
-          msg="Ansible task finished"
+- jabber:
+    user: mybot@example.net
+    password: secret
+    to: friend@example.net
+    msg: Ansible task finished
 
 # send a message to a room
-- jabber: user=mybot@example.net
-          password=secret
-          to=mychaps@conference.example.net/ansiblebot
-          msg="Ansible task finished"
+- jabber:
+    user: mybot@example.net
+    password: secret
+    to: mychaps@conference.example.net/ansiblebot
+    msg: Ansible task finished
 
 # send a message, specifying the host and port
 - jabber
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/mail.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/mail.py
index 5cab0d3584a..fbbdcff2674 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/mail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/mail.py
@@ -120,35 +120,40 @@ options:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # Example playbook sending mail to root
-- local_action: mail subject='System {{ ansible_hostname }} has been successfully provisioned.'
+- mail:
+    subject: 'System {{ ansible_hostname }} has been successfully provisioned.'
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 # Sending an e-mail using Gmail SMTP servers
-- local_action: mail
-                host='smtp.gmail.com'
-                port=587
-                username=username@gmail.com
-                password='mysecret'
-                to="John Smith <john.smith@example.com>"
-                subject='Ansible-report'
-                body='System {{ ansible_hostname }} has been successfully provisioned.'
+- mail:
+    host: smtp.gmail.com
+    port: 587
+    username: username@gmail.com
+    password: mysecret
+    to: John Smith <john.smith@example.com>
+    subject: Ansible-report
+    body: 'System {{ ansible_hostname }} has been successfully provisioned.'
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 # Send e-mail to a bunch of users, attaching files
-- local_action: mail
-                host='127.0.0.1'
-                port=2025
-                subject="Ansible-report"
-                body="Hello, this is an e-mail. I hope you like it ;-)"
-                from="jane@example.net (Jane Jolie)"
-                to="John Doe <j.d@example.org>, Suzie Something <sue@example.com>"
-                cc="Charlie Root <root@localhost>"
-                attach="/etc/group /tmp/pavatar2.png"
-                headers=Reply-To=john@example.com|X-Special="Something or other"
-                charset=utf8
+- mail:
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    port: 2025
+    subject: Ansible-report
+    body: Hello, this is an e-mail. I hope you like it ;-)
+    from: jane@example.net (Jane Jolie)
+    to: John Doe <j.d@example.org>, Suzie Something <sue@example.com>
+    cc: Charlie Root <root@localhost>
+    attach: /etc/group /tmp/pavatar2.png
+    headers: 'Reply-To=john@example.com|X-Special="Something or other"'
+    charset: utf8
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
 # Sending an e-mail using the remote machine, not the Ansible controller node
 - mail:
     host: localhost
     port: 25
-    to: 'John Smith <john.smith@example.com>'
+    to: John Smith <john.smith@example.com>
     subject: Ansible-report
     body: 'System {{ ansible_hostname }} has been successfully provisioned.'
 '''