Yes, you can have the echo device play your statuses, or whatever. It does take a pretty good hack, but it works really well.
Note - this does not use the “Alexa voice”. It uses TTS, but is in the Alexa voice, just not as natural.
Basically, you do this…
Using either your phone or an old Android device you download and install LanDroid.
You then connect your device via BT to the echo.
Using either rule machine or Alexa helper, you use the LANdroid device as you speech output. It pays the sounds via the connected echo device.
Using Alexa helper you create your feedback reports, create the applicable virtual switch, and then you just tell Alexa, “turn on X report” (name of your virtual switch). And a couple of seconds later it plays.
My go to bed rule in RM does this. Everything turns off and it tells me the current status of my doors, windows, the temp upstairs and downstairs, and what the thermostats are set to. It then says that my house is safe and secure and to have a goodnights sleep.
It takes some practice and tweaking, but it works good.
Oh yeah, and if Alexa is playing music, it will pause the music, speak your report, and then resume playing.
Here is the link.