From Needs Analysis to Lesson Design: Structuring Activities Around Professional Needs

Webinar date: February 2026
Presenter: Dylan Gates

In this webinar, we explored a simple, systematic framework for adult professional activities, using ongoing needs analysis and purpose-driven Dogme ELT to achieve balanced fluency, accuracy, and clarity with minimal preparation.

This webinar explored:

• A simple, systematic framework for adult professional activities
• Ongoing needs analysis to address emergent communication needs
• Minimal preparation via purpose-driven Dogme ELT
• Balancing practice in fluency, accuracy, and clarity
• Creating an easily customizable activity template bank

About the presenter

Dylan Gates is a highly experienced Business English trainer and teacher educator based in Spain. Over a 30-year career, he has held key roles in ELT management, assessment, training, and materials writing. With an MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT, Dylan specializes in pragmatic, learner-centred approaches like Dogme ELT, which informs his passion for simple, low-prep, and purpose-driven activity design.