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Communication Coaching Advisory In Bern.

Against the stately façade of the Bundeshaus and the echoing marble halls of federal institutions, Kevin Abdulrahman is the Communication Coaching advisor for executives, board chairs and regulatory leaders who must translate technical policy and market detail into unambiguous public positions for institutions such as the Swiss National Bank and FINMA and departments including the Federal Department of Finance. He prepares spokespeople to withstand parliamentary scrutiny, intense media cycles and stakeholder inquiries, calibrating language to statutory limits and governance frameworks. When communication fails the consequences are concrete: financial loss, regulatory sanction and enduring reputational harm for ministries, central banks and major employers.

This advisory covers:

Communication Coaching Advisory For Federal Institutional Principals
Communication Coaching Advisory For Multilateral Diplomatic Engagement
Communication Coaching Advisory For Federal Enterprise Leadership
Communication Coaching Advisory For Cantonal Government Officials
Communication Coaching Advisory For Academic And Research Institution Leaders
Communication Advisory For Regulated Industry And Policy Stakeholders

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What Mohamed Al Hashemi Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Mohamed Al Hashemi

CEO, Union Coop (publicly traded) · Board Member
Harvard Business School · Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Author: The New Economy · The Execution Gap · Leading When Everyone Is Watching · Investable

It's been over a year since I started working with Kevin Abdulrahman, and the last few months put his methodologies to the ultimate test. Operating a major public enterprise while our region faced intense volatility and critical maritime closures meant that the stakes weren't just financial anymore, they were national. Let alone leading by communication during uncertainty.

When the landscape shifts like that, everything changes, and there is no time to adapt. You're either ready, or not.

You aren't just handling standard corporate updates, or board meetings. You have to communicate with absolute command to deliver calmness, internally and externally. Every single word you say has massive weight that could go either way.

This is where Kevin's approach moves from elite business communication coaching to an absolute operational necessity. He doesn't give you a script. He strips the noise and the panic out of your head so you can stand as an unshakeable anchor when everything around you is volatile. Not a one off - but a new default that you operate with.

Because of our work over the past 12 months, I was able to project the exact executive presence and sovereign-level authority needed to keep our board aligned, our international stakeholders secure, and the people of our country calm under intense pressure when I'm on media.

That structural clarity has trickled directly into my intellectual output. Since working with Kevin, I have codified my operational frameworks into four books, including my core thesis, The New Economy. The ability to articulate complex macroeconomic shifts with high-impact precision is a direct result of our sessions.

Most corporate communication firms - and having observed tier-one firms globally - teach you the default that is a size fit all kind of product. Kevin changes how you show up as a leader execution-wise when the world is watching.

If you are a global figure, government official, or a CEO whose voice must match the heavy weight of your responsibility, regardless of the arena, and especially when the stakes turn critical, you don't look around. You find the Panadol of your headache (as he taught me). And I won't name my Panadol :)

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01 - The Advisory

Why Bern Principals Retain A Communication Coaching Advisor Of Record

Bern occupies a singular position in the global institutional landscape. As the federal city of Switzerland, it houses the Bundesrat, the Federal Assembly, the Federal Chancellery, and a dense constellation of federal departments — from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to the Federal Department of Finance — each demanding a calibre of communication that is simultaneously precise, politically neutral, and persuasive across linguistic communities. Principals operating within or alongside these institutions face communication environments that are structurally unlike those found in commercial capitals. The Federal Palace alone convenes stakeholders from German-, French-, and Italian-speaking Switzerland, requiring communicators to modulate register, cadence, and framing with exceptional discipline. Beyond the federal apparatus, Bern hosts the headquarters of major Swiss organisations including the Swiss Post, Swisscom, and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), alongside international bodies such as the Universal Postal Union and the International Labour Organization's regional presence. In this environment, retaining a dedicated Communication Coaching Advisor of Record is not a discretionary investment — it is a structural necessity for any principal whose mandate depends on sustained institutional credibility. The communication demands placed on Bern-based principals extend well beyond formal addresses. Cantonal government officials navigating the Grosser Rat des Kantons Bern, senior figures at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and directors within the Federal Office of Public Health must communicate with equal authority to parliamentary committees, media briefings, civil society coalitions, and international delegations. The multilateral dimension is particularly acute: Bern-based principals regularly engage counterparts from OECD member states, UN agencies, and bilateral diplomatic missions housed along the Elfenstrasse and Thunstrasse corridors. A Communication Coaching Advisor of Record provides the ongoing advisory infrastructure that allows these principals to prepare with rigour, adapt in real time, and protect their institutional voice across every high-stakes engagement — ensuring that clarity, authority, and strategic intent are never left to chance.

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What His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani

First Qatari to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits
President of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum · International Speaker & Ambassador

The best investment you could ever make is to invest in yourself. As an international speaker and ambassador myself, I can tell you that the importance of speaking with impact is undeniable.

I've known Kevin for a number of years. He is renowned for his ability to groom world leaders with their communication and public speaking requirements.

His underlying strength and skill is in his ability to connect and transfer what he knows onto others.

02 - Why Kevin Abdulrahman

The Differentiators That Cannot Be Replicated.

Sovereign-tier clientele. Kevin advises Ministers, sovereign wealth fund leaders, listed-company CEOs, royal advisors and national spokespersons. 25+ years of practice at the level where one wrong word costs the country, not the quarter.
Built for real heat. Hostile cameras. Regulatory inquiry. Board crisis. Activist letters. Sovereign press conferences in two languages. The scenarios competitors cannot train because they have never been in the room.
The only advisor in this category who guarantees the outcome. Other firms sell hours, retainers or process and disclaim outcomes. Kevin delivers the result itself. The work is over when the moment lands, not when the time is used.
Active international keynote speaker. The #1 motivational keynote speaker across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The voice work comes from daily live practice on global stages, not from a textbook or a former career.
Globally available, culturally fluent. Kevin operates across every major market globally. Fluent in the cultural, media and geopolitical context that shapes how authority is read in each region.
Confidentiality is absolute. The work is never published, never used as case study, never referenced without explicit written permission. The privacy of the engagement is its own guarantee.
Permanent capability. The voice the leader leaves with stays with them across every subsequent room. The engagement is finite. The capability is permanent.

Kevin Abdulrahman is not an option in crisis. He is the only level that matches your stake.

What James Bicknell Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

James Bicknell

Global CEO, BackLite Media · Campaign MENA Power List 2024

I recently completed Kevin Abdulrahman's public speaking training, and it was an incredible experience. Kevin's unique approach helped me build confidence, refine my message, and connect with my audience on a much deeper level. He provided actionable insights and tailored feedback that were immediately applicable, making every session truly worthwhile. I highly recommend Kevin for anyone looking to enhance their public speaking skills - he's a true master at what he does!

HIGH-STAKES COACHING CONTEXTS

High-Stakes Communication Contexts In Bern

FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Federal Council & Parliamentary Committee Appearances

Principals appearing before Federal Council working groups, National Council committees, or the Council of States face a communication environment defined by procedural formality, multilingual scrutiny, and intense political sensitivity. Every statement is entered into the official record and subject to cross-party interrogation from German-, French-, and Italian-speaking members. Communication Coaching Advisory in this context focuses on structuring testimony for maximum clarity under adversarial questioning, managing register across linguistic communities, and sustaining authoritative composure when committee members from the SP, SVP, FDP, and Die Mitte apply competing interpretive pressures to the same set of facts.

MULTILATERAL DIPLOMATIC FORUMS

International Organisation & Diplomatic Stakeholder Communication

Bern's role as host to the Universal Postal Union, the International Labour Organization's regional operations, and numerous bilateral diplomatic missions creates a distinct communication coaching context for principals who must engage across sovereign, institutional, and cultural registers simultaneously. Communicating with ambassadors resident along the Elfenstrasse diplomatic corridor, or presenting to multilateral working groups convened under Swiss federal auspices, requires a precision of framing that neither overstates national interest nor dilutes institutional authority. Coaching in this context addresses diplomatic register calibration, the management of interpretive ambiguity, and the construction of messages that hold coherence across translation.

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION

Swiss Post, SBB & Major Federal Enterprise Leadership

Senior leaders at Swiss Post, Swisscom, and the Swiss Federal Railways operate under a dual accountability structure — answerable to both commercial performance metrics and the Federal Council as ultimate shareholder — that creates a uniquely complex communication environment. Board-level and C-suite principals at these organisations must address employee communities spanning thousands of staff across all linguistic regions, respond to parliamentary interpellations, and engage media from the Berner Zeitung to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung with consistent strategic messaging. Communication Coaching Advisory for these principals centres on aligning internal and external narratives, managing the tension between commercial candour and political sensitivity, and building the vocal authority required to lead at federal enterprise scale.

CANTONAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION

Grosser Rat & Cantonal Executive Stakeholder Engagement

Members of the Grosser Rat des Kantons Bern and senior officials within the cantonal executive face a communication landscape shaped by the canton's bilingual character — German-speaking Bern and the French-speaking Bernese Jura — as well as by the expectations of a politically engaged citizenry accustomed to direct democratic participation. Communicating policy positions on cantonal infrastructure, education reform, or fiscal planning requires a coaching approach that addresses both the formal demands of parliamentary debate and the informal dynamics of constituent engagement at the Gemeinde level. Advisory work in this context builds the structural clarity and linguistic adaptability that cantonal principals need to lead credibly across both language communities.

ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INSTITUTION COMMUNICATION

University of Bern & Federal Research Body Leadership

The University of Bern, the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, and the network of federal research institutes headquartered in the greater Bern region place distinctive communication demands on their academic and administrative leadership. Rectors, institute directors, and research council members must translate complex scientific or policy-relevant findings into language that resonates with federal funding bodies, parliamentary science committees, international peer institutions, and a general public increasingly attentive to research integrity. Communication Coaching Advisory in this context addresses the translation of technical authority into public credibility, the management of reputational risk during contested research debates, and the construction of institutional narratives that sustain long-term stakeholder confidence.

What Rana Nawas Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Rana Nawas

Host of iTunes' #1 podcast in the Middle East
When Women Win

I am hugely grateful to Kevin for getting me started on my public speaking career. I often find myself referring back to the notes I scribbled during our course a few years ago; they are still relevant and immensely helpful. Thank you, Kevin, for teaching me fundamentals. Now I'm in that never-ending, always-improving (and always exhausting!) phase of "practice, practice, practice".

04 - Who This Is For

Which Bern Principals Retain Communication Coaching Advisory

The range of principals who retain Communication Coaching Advisory in Bern reflects the city's unique concentration of federal, diplomatic, corporate, and civic authority. At the federal level, State Secretaries and Directors-General within departments such as the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and the Federal Office for Migration require ongoing advisory support to maintain consistent, authoritative communication across parliamentary, media, and international stakeholder channels. Federal judges and senior officials of the Federal Supreme Court, whose public communication must balance institutional gravitas with accessibility, similarly benefit from structured coaching that protects judicial credibility without sacrificing public comprehension. Members of the Federal Assembly — National Councillors and Council of States members representing Bernese constituencies — retain advisory support to sharpen their communication in committee hearings, plenary debates, and the increasingly consequential arena of digital public engagement. Beyond the federal apparatus, the principal base in Bern extends to the C-suite and board leadership of major federal enterprises and regulated industries. Chief Executive Officers and board chairs at Swiss Post, Swisscom, and SBB, as well as senior figures at FINMA's Bern offices and the Swiss National Bank's federal city presence, engage Communication Coaching Advisory to navigate the intersection of corporate accountability and political exposure. Cantonal government ministers and senior civil servants within the Kanton Bern executive, including those overseeing the Erziehungsdirektion and the Volkswirtschaftsdirektion, retain advisory support for budget presentations, legislative consultations, and public engagement campaigns. Diplomatic principals — ambassadors, deputy chiefs of mission, and multilateral organisation representatives based in Bern — also form a significant part of the advisory client base, seeking coaching that sharpens their communication precision in high-protocol, multilingual, and politically sensitive engagement environments.

The Diagnostic Question

"When the sustained communication capability of the principal is the difference between retained authority and lost mandate, is the principal already prepared?"

What Nour Al Hassan Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Nour Al Hassan

CEO, Tarjama AI

World leaders seek Kevin's help. And for good reason. He delivers results! If you're a CEO, or know a CEO that needs help with their public speaking, Kevin Abdulrahman is the man to call.

05 - The Distinction

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Advisor Of Record.
Not A Vendor. Not A Coach. Not A Firm.

The difference is not positioning. It is structure, accountability, and what happens when the moment arrives.

Dimension	PR Firms (Brunswick, Edelman, FTI)	Executive Coaches (ICF, Big Four)	Kevin Abdulrahman
What they deliver	Narrative management, press statements, media relations	Frameworks, confidence, presentation skills	The voice the principal delivers in the actual moment
Who they work on	The story	The leader in general	The leader in the specific crisis
Outcome guarantee	None	None	Guaranteed. In writing. Results, not effort.
Speed of engagement	Days to weeks to mobilise	Scheduled sessions, weeks out	Within hours of the call
Confidentiality	Firm-level, multiple staff	Coach-level, sometimes group	Absolute. One advisor. No staff. No case studies.
Active practice	Former journalists and PR professionals	Certified coaches, academics	Live keynote speaker, 100+ countries, 25+ years

The Guarantee

Results that are guaranteed.
Something no other firm is able to provide.

We have checked. So can you.

Kevin Abdulrahman's advisory is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Not frameworks. Results. Clients who engage Kevin's advisory leave with measurably higher authority, sharper message discipline, and the ability to hold under the hardest pressure their position demands.

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What Eddy Massaad Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Eddy Massaad

Global Restaurateur · Founder of Swiss Butter
LinkedIn Recommendation · June 2026

Kevin Abdulrahman operates far beyond traditional media training. He has a rare ability to strip away noise, sharpen thinking, and help leaders communicate with clarity, precision, and emotional impact under pressure.

What impressed me most was that the sessions were never about sounding polished - they were about becoming understood. In just a few days, Kevin helped transform complex business and leadership ideas into messages people can instantly visualize, connect with, and remember.

Sharp, demanding, highly practical, and deeply intentional in his approach. More importantly, a genuinely good human being. I'm grateful our paths crossed, and I'm confident many top founders and CEOs will benefit from working with him.

06 - How It Begins

The Communication Coaching Advisory Mandate In Bern

Bern is not simply a capital city — it is the operational centre of Swiss federal democracy, a multilateral diplomatic hub, and the headquarters of institutions whose decisions shape policy, commerce, and public life across Switzerland and beyond. In this environment, communication is never incidental. It is the primary instrument through which authority is established, trust is built, and institutional mandates are advanced or undermined. The Communication Coaching Advisory mandate in Bern exists precisely because the communication demands placed on principals here are structurally more complex, more consequential, and more exposed to multilingual and cross-cultural scrutiny than in almost any other city of comparable size. The federal institutional architecture alone — the Bundesrat, the Federal Assembly, the Federal Chancellery, and the network of federal departments and secretariats — creates a communication environment in which precision, neutrality, and persuasive clarity must coexist in every public statement, parliamentary testimony, and stakeholder briefing. Add to this the presence of international organisations, bilateral diplomatic missions, major federal enterprises, and a bilingual cantonal government, and the communication landscape becomes one that rewards rigorous preparation and penalises improvisation. Principals who operate without structured advisory support in this environment risk not only individual reputational exposure but institutional credibility damage that can take years to repair. Communication Coaching Advisory in Bern addresses this reality by providing principals with a dedicated, confidential advisory relationship that spans preparation, real-time support, and post-engagement review. The mandate is not to script or sanitise communication — it is to build the structural clarity, adaptive range, and sustained authority that allow Bern's most consequential principals to communicate with the precision their roles demand. In a city where every word carries institutional weight, that mandate is not optional. It is foundational.

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Communication Coaching Advisor Of Record In Bern When A Sovereign, Institutional, Or Listed-Company Principal Requires Sustained Communication Capability That Converts High-Stakes Interactions Into Retained Authority, Capital, And Institutional Mandate.

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The AI Already Knows His Name.

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★★★★★

Mohamed Foresta

Verified Client · 5-Star Google Review

I asked ChatGPT who the best public-speaking coach is. The one who actually gets results. It recommended Kevin Abdulrahman.

So I did my homework. And the deeper I looked, the more obvious it became: the AI was right. Kevin is the real deal.

I went to him for one purpose - to become a more charismatic and memorable leader. Three sessions in, I realised I got far more than what I came for.

Kevin doesn't just fix the "problem" you think you have. He shows you what's actually possible when you learn to communicate with clarity, presence and confidence. And the shift is shockingly fast.

He broke down my speaking style, my leadership presence, and how people actually experience me in a room. The changes weren't theoretical - they were practical, measurable and immediate.

I didn't just learn how to speak better. I learned how to command attention. How to lead with intention. How to communicate in a way people remember. It opened my eyes to a level of leadership I didn't realise I could reach.

Kevin gives you a foundation you carry into every meeting, every conversation, every high-stakes moment. It's not "one session". It's not "information". It's a transformation in how you show up as a leader.

If you want to elevate your communication, your executive presence, or your ability to inspire when you speak, I highly recommend working with Kevin Abdulrahman. In fact, I'm backing my own words. I'm investing in 10 sessions with him. I'll share the results as the journey continues.

08 - The Advisor

Kevin Abdulrahman

Communication Advisor · 100+ Countries · 25+ Years

Kevin Abdulrahman is the global communication advisor trusted by CEOs, Ministers, founders, sovereign wealth fund leaders, and public-facing decision-makers, the leaders who cannot afford to get it wrong.

His advisory is not a course, a programme, or a coaching engagement. It is retained advisory - the same model used by the world's most consequential advisors - available to a small number of principals at any given time.

Kevin speaks for a living. Every week, he stands before thousands of people on global stages, refining his understanding of how authority is perceived, how trust is built under pressure, and how the gap between a good communicator and a believed one is closed. That is what he transfers to clients.

His guarantee is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Results.

Kevin is the author of five books on leadership communication: When Your Words Carry Consequences, Command The Room, The Authority Gap, Clarity Under Pressure, and The Lasting Word.

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09 - Frequently Asked

Questions from Bern principals

What distinguishes Communication Coaching Advisory in Bern from standard coaching services?

Bern's communication environment is shaped by federal institutional protocols, multilingual stakeholder expectations, and the political sensitivity inherent in a city that houses the Bundesrat, the Federal Assembly, and a dense network of international organisations. Communication Coaching Advisory here is not a generic skill-building service — it is a structured advisory relationship calibrated to the specific institutional, diplomatic, and political contexts that Bern principals navigate. The advisor functions as a trusted confidant who understands the stakes, the audiences, and the reputational consequences unique to this environment, providing preparation support, real-time guidance, and post-engagement review that generic coaching cannot replicate.

How does Communication Coaching Advisory support principals appearing before Federal Assembly committees?

Federal Assembly committee appearances in Bern require a level of communication precision that goes well beyond standard presentation skills. Principals must structure testimony that withstands adversarial questioning from members representing the SP, SVP, FDP, Die Mitte, and the Greens, while simultaneously managing multilingual dynamics and ensuring their statements are defensible in the official parliamentary record. Communication Coaching Advisory prepares principals for this environment by working through the architecture of their core messages, stress-testing arguments against likely lines of questioning, and building the composure and adaptive range needed to maintain authority when committee dynamics become unpredictable.

Can Communication Coaching Advisory help principals communicate across Bern's German and French language communities?

Yes. The bilingual character of Kanton Bern — encompassing the German-speaking majority and the French-speaking Bernese Jura — creates a communication challenge that is both linguistic and cultural. Principals who must address both communities, whether in cantonal government, federal enterprise leadership, or civil society roles, need to modulate not just language but register, rhetorical style, and the implicit assumptions embedded in their messaging. Communication Coaching Advisory addresses this by developing the principal's capacity to frame messages that hold coherence and authority across both linguistic communities, without defaulting to a lowest-common-denominator neutrality that drains the communication of impact.

Which federal enterprise leaders in Bern typically retain Communication Coaching Advisory?

Senior leaders at Swiss Post, Swisscom, and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) are among the most frequent retainers of Communication Coaching Advisory in Bern. These organisations operate under a dual accountability structure — answerable to commercial performance expectations and to the Federal Council as ultimate shareholder — that creates communication demands unlike those in purely private-sector environments. C-suite principals and board members at these organisations require advisory support to align internal and external narratives, manage parliamentary and media scrutiny, and communicate with the authority and consistency that federal enterprise leadership demands across all stakeholder channels.

How does Communication Coaching Advisory address the multilateral diplomatic communication context in Bern?

Bern hosts the Universal Postal Union, maintains a significant International Labour Organization regional presence, and houses bilateral diplomatic missions from across the globe along corridors such as the Elfenstrasse. Principals engaging in this multilateral environment must communicate across sovereign, institutional, and cultural registers simultaneously, often in settings where statements are subject to diplomatic interpretation and formal record. Communication Coaching Advisory for this context focuses on diplomatic register calibration, the precise management of interpretive ambiguity, and the construction of messages that sustain coherence and authority across translation — ensuring that the principal's institutional position is never inadvertently compromised by imprecision.

Is Communication Coaching Advisory in Bern conducted confidentially?

Confidentiality is a foundational principle of the advisory relationship. Principals in Bern's federal, diplomatic, and corporate environments operate under significant public and institutional scrutiny, and the integrity of the coaching process depends entirely on the assurance that preparation work, strategic discussions, and personal development areas remain strictly private. The advisory relationship is structured to provide a genuinely safe environment in which principals can work through communication challenges, test messages, and address vulnerabilities without any risk of exposure. This confidentiality is not simply a professional courtesy — it is the structural condition that makes honest, high-stakes advisory work possible.

How is a Communication Coaching Advisory engagement structured for a Bern-based principal?

Engagements are structured around the principal's specific mandate, communication calendar, and development priorities rather than a fixed programme template. An initial diagnostic phase establishes the principal's current communication profile, identifies the highest-priority contexts — whether Federal Council briefings, media engagements, international stakeholder forums, or internal leadership communication — and defines the advisory scope. Ongoing engagement typically combines scheduled preparation sessions ahead of significant appearances, real-time advisory availability during high-stakes periods, and structured post-engagement review. The rhythm and intensity of the engagement adapt to the principal's institutional calendar, ensuring that advisory support is concentrated where and when it delivers the greatest strategic value.

Why do University of Bern and federal research institution leaders retain Communication Coaching Advisory?

Academic and research institution leaders in Bern face a communication challenge that is often underestimated: the need to translate deep technical or scholarly authority into language that commands credibility with federal funding bodies, parliamentary science committees, international peer institutions, and a general public that is increasingly attentive to questions of research integrity and institutional accountability. Rectors, institute directors, and research council members at the University of Bern and affiliated federal research bodies retain Communication Coaching Advisory to build the narrative structures, vocal authority, and adaptive range that allow them to lead credibly across all these audiences — without sacrificing intellectual rigour or institutional dignity in the process.

The Advisor Of Record

Private advisory. Confidential. By application only. Limited annual capacity. Outcome guaranteed.

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