Basic Template:

talk.tex

\documentclass{beamer}
 
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{beamerthemesplit}
\usetheme{Berlin}
\usecolortheme{beaver}
%\usepackage{helvet}
\usepackage{hyperref}
 
\title{Title}
%\subtitle{Initial Studies}
\author{Author Name \\ Institute}
\date{\today}
 
\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.png,.gif,.jpg}
\newcommand{\jra}{\ $\rightarrow$ \ }
\newcommand{\fb}{\ fb$^{-1}$\ }
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
\makeatletter
\setbeamertemplate{footline}
{
    \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep=1.5pt]{upper separation line foot}
    \end{beamercolorbox}
    \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,%
      leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{author in head/foot}%
      \leavevmode{\usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor}%
      \hfill%
      {\usebeamerfont{institute in head/foot}\usebeamercolor[fg]{institute in head/foot}\insertshortinstitute}%
    \end{beamercolorbox}%
    \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,%
      leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{title in head/foot}%
      {\usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\insertshorttitle \hfill \insertframenumber}%
    \end{beamercolorbox}%
    \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep=1.5pt]{lower separation line foot}
    \end{beamercolorbox}
}
\makeatother
 
\begin{document}
 
\begin{frame}
  \maketitle
  \includegraphics[height=13mm]{logo1}
  \hfill
  \includegraphics[height=13mm]{logo2}
\end{frame}
 
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\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Outline}
\begin{itemize}
\item item 1
\item item 2
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Summary/Plans}
Summary:
\begin{itemize}
\item Data/MC Match Good
\end{itemize}
Plans:
\begin{itemize}
\item Explain Overall Strategy
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}
\begin{center}
\huge
Backup Slides
\end{center}
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{One Image}
  \begin{center}
  \includegraphics[height=64mm]{plots/limits/compare}
  \end{center}
\end{frame}
 
 
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Side by Side Images}
\begin{columns}[c]
 \column{64mm}
  \begin{center}
  \includegraphics[height=50mm]{plots/image1}
  \end{center}
 \column{64mm}
  \begin{center}
  \includegraphics[height=50mm]{plots/image2}
  \end{center}
\end{columns}
\vspace{1em}
Text
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Side by Side Text}
\begin{columns}[c]
 \column{55mm}
Stuff 1
\begin{itemize}
\item $m_{\mu\mu}$
\item $y_{\mu\mu}$
\item $p_T(\mu\mu)$
\end{itemize}
 \column{55mm}
Stuff 2
\begin{itemize}
\item $m_{jj}$
\item $y_{jj}$
\item $p_T(jj)$
\end{itemize}
\end{columns}
\vspace{5mm}
  \begin{center}
Stuff
  \end{center}
\end{frame}
 
\end{document}

Useful sizes:

\column{0.5\paperwidth}
\includegraphics[width=0.48\paperwidth]{file}
\includegraphics[height=0.9\textheight]{file}