PowerPoint Colour Tips

PowerPoint Colour Tips
Use colour in PowerPoint to add credibility and legibility to your presentation

Choose a colour scheme that suits your subject matter. E.g. Don't use bright greens and reds if you're talking about road traffic statistics. Blacks, grays and yellows are more appropriate.

Similarly, dark blue, gray and white might be fine for a financial presentation, but they're not suitable for a national florist chain.

Choose high-contrast colours

A presentation is ineffective if no one can read the text on your slide. Use high-contrasting colours to prevent losing slide text in the background.

E.g. White text on a black background has high contrast and is much easier to read than dark blue text on a black background.

Don't blind people with white backgrounds

White backgrounds, while great for printing, are a headache when projected onto a large screen (sunglasses anyone?).

For presentations viewed by an audience, aim for light text on a dark background. It's a lot easier on the eye and you're audience will thank you for it.

Minimize the number of colours you use

While every colour in the rainbow might be suitable for a kid's birthday party, it doesn't work for a business PowerPoint presentation.

Stick to your corporate colour scheme which in most cases will involve a maximum of 4-5 colours.

And if you don't have a corporate identity - use the colours in your logo plus one or two complimentary colours.

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