I often get the impression that Sam Harris is passively meditating when he speaks.<p>Though I listened to a 3 1&#x2F;2 hour train-wreck of a conversation he posted on his podcast with someone who&#x27;d reviewed a recent book of his unfairly (in his opinion). He made a very strong effort to keep the conversation on track, and communicated as clearly as ever, but it didn&#x27;t take long for the frustration to become clear to anyone who listens. My impression is, that as good a communicator as Sam Harris is, there&#x27;s almost no way to salvage a conversation with a terrible communicator.