Semi-Bluffing in NL

Just trying to make my way through TOP now and have just finished the semi-bluffing chapter. I didn't feel like alot of this chapter could be applied to NL however, since with draws and low pair good kicker situations, I thought it was important to keep the pot small except for rare occasions when u think ur opponent is weak tight and will lay it down there. Am I wrong with this? I am having some trouble applying some of the concepts he discusses to NL, except of course for the math sections which can be applied universally to poker. Any tips on how i can relate some of this literature to NL play, and what chapters i should be escpecially focused on. Thanks...
Ivey