HOW-TO: Kindly and Politely Deny Usage of Your R/C Model Vehicle

About this episode

This episode discusses how to politely decline requests to let others use your R/C model vehicles while promoting the hobby.

In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we go over the best ways to just say no to letting someone you don't know drive your radio controlled car, buggy, truck, tank, van, jeep, or bus and how to let them down gently with facts and human psychology. In the end, you might interest them in the R/C model vehicle hobby by quickly explaining the differences between toy-grade and hobby-grade radio-control model vehicles.

Topics covered

• R/C model vehicles
• denying requests
• human psychology
• hobby-grade vs toy-grade
• communication skills

Keywords

• R/C vehicles
• deny usage
• communication
• hobby
• model cars

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