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title: Boardcycle CoSec | Streamline your board prep | Minutes
description: Create shell minutes in seconds with boardcycle's 1-click automation. Clear & consistent drafting every time. Modern meeting management designed for CoSec.
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- [PRODUCT](https://www.boardcycle.com?hsLang=en)
## [boardcycle CoSec Create and manage agendas, run sheets, shell minutes, actions and more, in a simple, purpose-built interface designed for CoSec](https://www.boardcycle.com?hsLang=en)
### [Agendas Build and manage agendas faster with automation designed to work how CoSec works](https://www.boardcycle.com/agendas?hsLang=en)
### [Minutes Eliminate hours of busy-work and go into your next meeting fully prepared with our one-click shell minutes](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes)
### [Actions Close the loop with action item tracking that's designed for the way board meetings actually work](https://www.boardcycle.com/actions?hsLang=en)
### [Management Portal Give your management team a portal that shares the right meetings, actions and invitations with them, automatically](https://www.boardcycle.com/management-portal?hsLang=en)
### [Diligent Bookbuilder Eliminate double-handling and build your Diligent book structure in less than 30 seconds](https://www.boardcycle.com/diligent-bookbuilder?hsLang=en)
- [PRICING](https://www.boardcycle.com/pricing?hsLang=en)
- CUSTOMERS
## Our Customers
Read success stories from real boardcycle customers.
### [Life Without Barriers One of Australia's largest not-for-profit organisations reclaims 2-5 days per month by automating their meeting prep](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-life-without-barriers?hsLang=en)
### [New Hope Corporation New Hope's CoSec team reduces board meeting prep time by 30% & improves governance quality with boardcycle](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-new-hope-corporation?hsLang=en)
### [Plastic Free July A small foundation with a big mission delivers professional board governance with a part-time team using boardcycle.](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-plastic-free-foundation?hsLang=en)
- TEMPLATES
## Our Templates
Don't spend hours reinventing the wheel - download our free templates and get going.
### [Board Agenda Template We've spent more time working on agendas than anyone we know. Get our best-practice agenda template.](https://www.boardcycle.com/board-agenda-template?hsLang=en)
### [Shell Minutes Template Our preferred shell minutes template including formatting and drafting for common items.](https://www.boardcycle.com/shell-minutes-template?hsLang=en)
### [Run Sheet Template Impress your Chair with our purpose-built run sheet that's designed to keep your meeting on track.](https://www.boardcycle.com/run-sheet-template?hsLang=en)
### [Action Items Template Also known as Matters Arising. Get our consolidated, filterable action tracker spreadsheet.](https://www.boardcycle.com/board-actions-template?hsLang=en)
- [PODCAST](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast?hsLang=en)
## [Minutes by boardcycle The Minutes by boardcycle podcasts brings snappy insights and bite-sized learnings from the boardroom to you.](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast?hsLang=en)
### [Episode 48 Effective Transformation Governance with Julie Coates, Director, Wesfarmers & Scentre Group](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast/effective-transformation-governance?hsLang=en)
### [Episode 47 Practical Board Planning in an Uncertain World with Greg Ridder, Chair, Kogan.com & Life Without Barriers](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast/practical-board-planning-in-an-uncertain-world?hsLang=en)
### [Episode 46 Governing Across Borders & Cultures with Audette Exel AO, Founder & Chair, Adara Group & Former Director, Westpac & Suncorp](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast/governing-across-borders-and-cultures?hsLang=en)
### [Episode 45 GSE Over ESG with Catherine Livingstone AC, Chair, Pacific National & Director, Saluda Medical & The Australian Ballet](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast/gse-over-esg?hsLang=en)
### [Episode 44 Risk as Currency in Deep Tech with Phil Morle, Partner, Main Sequence Ventures & Chair, Samsara Eco & v2 Food](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast/risk-as-currency-in-deep-tech?hsLang=en)
### [ See all episodes ](https://www.boardcycle.com/minutes-podcast?hsLang=en)
[BOOK A 15-MIN DEMO](https://www.boardcycle.com/demo?hsLang=en) [LOG IN](https://app.boardcycle.com)
# Minutes, in seconds
#### Eliminate hours of busy-work and go into your next meeting fully prepared with boardcycle's one-click shell minutes
[BOOK A 15-MIN DEMO](https://www.boardcycle.com/demo?hsLang=en)
[30%Less prep time per meeting↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-new-hope-corporation?hsLang=en)
[5 daysA month, back↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-life-without-barriers?hsLang=en)
[Board-grade governance, part-time team↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-plastic-free-foundation?hsLang=en)
[30%Less prep time per meeting↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-new-hope-corporation?hsLang=en)
[5 daysA month, back↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-life-without-barriers?hsLang=en)
[Board-grade governance, part-time team↗](https://www.boardcycle.com/customer-plastic-free-foundation?hsLang=en)
ONE-CLICK SHELL MINUTES
## Say hello to next-level efficiency
If you're preparing shell minutes ahead of your meetings, you'd know it involves a lot of cut and paste - items from your agenda; drafting from your minutes template.
With boardcycle, once you've built your agenda, you've built your shell minutes too. No second step.
#### Cut out the **cut and paste**
MINUTE MATCH
## Standing items drafted for you
All boards have standing items where you use the same drafting meeting, after meeting, after meeting. Quorum, Apologies, Directors' Interests, Matters Arising. The list goes on.
With Minute Match, boardcycle scans your agenda, identifying common items and pre-completing the drafting - so you don't have to.
#### Clear, consistent drafting **every. single.time.**
CUSTOMISABLE
## Your minutes, your way
With boardcycle's shell minutes, the choice is yours: you can adopt our standard minutes drafting, choose from our 4 configurable options, or customise your shell minutes to match the way you draft minutes today.
Everything is delivered to you in familiar Word format, so you'll still have the flexibility to do whatever you need to - from a starting point that's clear, consistent, and instant.
### Got a few minutes to check out our minutes?
Get in touch for a personalised demo.
[BOOK A 15-MIN DEMO](https://www.boardcycle.com/demo?hsLang=en)
### See our preferred shell minutes
We have a range of different shell minutes templates, as well as 4 different approaches to minute drafting. But everyone's got a favourite, and this is ours. Click here to download a Word version.
[DOWNLOAD SHELL MINUTES TEMPLATE](https://www.boardcycle.com/shell-minutes-template?hsLang=en)
## Getting minutes right
*"Minutes are the sole and permanent record of a meeting. Getting them right is absolutely critical."*
Often, minutes are written, approved, filed and that's the end of that. But when push comes to shove, they can be critically important. Listen to our podcast to learn why, and how to get your board minutes right.
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