I've been studying Ron Bauer's work since John Dowdy brought it to my attention in the late 90's.
Tom Gaddis delivered a perfect lecture. He brought it home with perfect teaching and performance of
Ron's material.
What Ron Bauer is teaching you, by way of Tom Gaddis, is plot, drama,
structure, timing, and subtext. If you aren't a fan of the source material, then fine but these are
there to illustrate how your magic can be better for your audience.
One of the many things
that I love about this lecture is how it stresses the importance of justified handling. The sleight
of hand techniques are baked-in to the presentation - which drastically increases the deception. I
highly recommend the lecture. Also, I encourage you to pick up all of Bauer's private studies
booklets. I've had great success with them and audiences thoroughly enjoy them too.