Avril da Costa Maia

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

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.) 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. 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.