ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈaɪstɪdfˌɑːd sˈɛɹᵻməni ɪz pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdɹˈuːɪd, hˌuː ˈæsks fɚɹɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌv dʒˈʌdʒᵻz tə kˈɑːmɛnt ɔnðɪ ˈɛntɹiz, bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː ɐnˈaʊnsᵻz ðɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi ʌvðə bˈɑːɹd, jˈuːzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə pˈɛn nˈeɪm ðætðə wˈɪnɚ hɐz jˈuːzd tə səbmˈɪt ðə wˈɜːk.
The National Eisteddfod ceremony is presided over by the Archdruid, who asks for a representative of judges to comment on the entries, before he announces the identity of the bard, using only the pen name that the winner has used to submit the work.