Avril da Costa Maia

Voice Description

My voice is naturally serene and cool, quite musical, and with a slight South African accent. I can do dynamic and interesting, and also smooth and professional for more corporate work. I can use a soothing and reassuring manner of speaking as well, but can also deliver a joke well. I can do a broad South African accent or a more well-spoken English accent.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - South African
• Portuguese - from Portugal

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services

My Home Base

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

English, South African, Scottish, Southern American, Black African, evil witch, Penelope Pitstop

My Voice Experience

I have done a number of training presentations, mainly for Health and Safety and first aid training. I have also done some switchboard answerphone messages for some big organisations. I do a lot of presentations and like to make people laugh in them. I mainly present business information, and have been known to make people cry when talking about business resilience and disaster management (but they didn't cry because I was terrible, they assured me.)

My Training

Theatre productions I have been in include the normal musicals like Annie, Tom Sawyer, Pinocchio, pantomimes etc. I have also done a great deal of on stage singing. I now deliver training and presentations mainly for business resilience and other corporate topics.

My Studio Equipment

Unknown - Click here to ask Avril da Costa Maia

Additional Skills

I am a very professional person, quick to understand the criteria of a job, and eager to get the job done right. I am punctual, reliable and cheerful. I have an excellent sense of humour and am warm and sympathetic which comes over in my voice. I have a soothing and friendly way of talking, which helps people to relax and trust me. I particularly enjoy making people laugh, hamming it up a little and poking fun mainly at myself.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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