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Hi all. I have been thinking about dipping into NLP for a while. I've read a bit about it and went to one of the conferences a few years ago.

I want to improve the way I communicate with others. I'm a nervy introverted type of person and I work in a field where I need to be loud, charismatic and able to argue a point. But I struggle with this and its holding me back. I want to change this but don't know what to do.

NLP intrigues me but I'm not fully convinced. What puts me off is:

the cost
does this actually work? It does all seem too good to be true.
Some of the promotion of NLP seems to make it sound like it can cure anything.
The criticisms I've seen on the web.
Part of me thinks people like the type Ive described are born not made. You've either got it or you've not.

Can anyone help me as I'm not sure what to do? I want to improve but am wary about spending hundreds of pounds on something that may not work.

Thank you,