Good News From Aspire!

  • Aspire Donates Over 12,000 Meals to Second Harvest
    We Aspire to make a difference. Aspire donates to Second Harvest Japan for each course, lesson, or hour of any workshop we hold. Training with Aspire means one meal is donated to someone who needed it in Japan. Conor Aherne, General Manager of Aspire, said: “We’re so proud that every training session Aspire holds makes…
  • Why Your Training Program Fails
    Imagine this: You invest a considerable amount of time, money and human resources into developing a language-training program. All members of your organization join this program, but only 25% improve when measured against your main metrics. Why? What was the issue? In 1885, German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus ran a study on himself to find out…
  • Aspire Supports Marriage Equality
    Aspire Communications Supports the LLAN’s Viewpoint on Marriage Equality in Japan Aspire announced its support for the American Chamber of Commerce Japan’s Viewpoint, which recommends that the Japanese Government extend the right to marry to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples. Stephen Daly, President of Aspire Communications, said, “Equality, in all forms, is a…
  • Aspire Publishes Global Communication Primers!
    News from the Aspire Archive! English We are very pleased to announce the publication of Aspire’s first series of business communication primers! These primers were created with non-native English speakers in mind and focus on the key skills needed to thrive in a global environment. Our new “Aspire Primers Suite” contains five new textbooks: Aspire…
  • Aspire Turns 15!
    Aspire turns 15! This year, we are celebrating our 15th birthday and we would like to say “thank you” to you, our clients, and our greatest supporters. In the last 5 years, we have added interactive video training and quizzes to our ever-growing e-learning site, expanded our range of services to include high-level coaching and…
  • The Aspire Logo
    News from the Aspire Archive! Aspire’s New Logo Aspire to More! The inspiration for our logo comes from three places: 1) The “A” from Aspire Communications2) Our core belief, to improve communication skills, signified by the speech bubble.3) The mountain that all of us Aspire to climb (could be Mt. FujI!) Here’s to a new…