diff --git a/templates/boardroom.yml b/templates/boardroom.yml
index 28e8855..77f0718 100644
--- a/templates/boardroom.yml
+++ b/templates/boardroom.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: boardroom
-description: "Iterative boardroom — rotating chair, agents debate until consensus or max 3 rounds."
+description: "Iterative boardroom -- rotating chair, agents debate until consensus or max 3 rounds."
 debug: true
 system: agent_prompt
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ steps:
       You are {agent.name}. This is round {task.iteration} of the boardroom discussion.
       You are in a room with {agent_roster}.
 
-      The whole room is talking — everyone contributes to this debate. You are not lecturing.
+      The whole room is talking -- everyone contributes to this debate. You are not lecturing.
       You are writing YOUR perspective on what the group discussed this round.
       Think of it as your meeting notes: what was said, who pushed back, what you argued,
       what you think of the arguments you heard, where you agree or disagree.
 
-      You have read the prior rounds above — react to them. Challenge what you disagree with.
+      You have read the prior rounds above -- react to them. Challenge what you disagree with.
       Build on what resonates. Speak in your own voice. Make your case.
 
       When the group has genuinely reached consensus across all perspectives, include exactly: